blood pressure monitor explained
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Date: 2017-09-27

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Best Way to Monitor Blood Pressure at Home
If you often experience high blood pressure, hypertension or even stroke. It is advisable that you regularly check your blood pressure regularly.
Below are some tips to keep in mind before you start to take readings with your blood pressure.
⦁ Go to a quiet place to relax to enable you listen to your own heath beat.
⦁ Make sure that you’ve emptied your bladder. Since full bladder can alter your blood pressure reading making your results inaccurate.
⦁ Roll up your long sleeve or remove it completely.
⦁ Don't smoke, drink caffeinated beverages or exercise within 30 minutes before measuring your blood pressure.
⦁ Good Posture- Sit with your back straight and supported (on a dining chair, rather than a sofa). Your feet should be flat on the floor and your legs should not be crossed. Your arm should be supported on a flat surface (such as a table) with the upper arm at heart level. Make sure the middle of the cuff is placed directly above the eye of the elbow.
⦁ Don't panic if a reading is high. Relax for a few minutes and try again.
⦁ Keep a record of your blood pressure readings and the time of day they are made.
                                                                  STEP BY STEP TUTORIAL
⦁ Locate your ⦁ pulse-Locate your pulse by lightly pressing your index and middle fingers slightly to the inside centre of the bend of your elbow (where the brachial ⦁ artery is). If you cannot locate your pulse, place the head of the stethoscope (on a manual monitor) or the arm cuff (on a digital monitor) in the same general area.
⦁ Secure the cuff-Slide the cuff onto your arm, making sure that the stethoscope head is over the artery (when using a manual monitor.) The cuff may be marked with an arrow to show the location of the stethoscope head. The lower edge of the cuff should be about 1 inch above the bend of your elbow. Use the fabric fastener to make the cuff snug, but not too tight.
Place the stethoscope in your ears. Tilt the ear pieces slightly forward to get the best sound.
⦁ Hold the bulb in your right hand.
⦁ 1Press the power button. All display symbols should appear briefly, followed by a zero. This indicates that the monitor is ready.
⦁ Inflate the cuff by squeezing the bulb with your right hand. If you have a monitor with automatic cuff inflation, press the start button.
⦁ Watch the gauge. Keep inflating the cuff until the gauge reads about 30 points (mm Hg) above your expected systolic pressure.
⦁ Sit quietly and watch the monitor. Pressure readings will be displayed on the screen. For some devices, values may appear on the left, then on the right.
⦁ Wait for a long beep. This means that the measurement is complete. Note the pressures on the display screen. Systolic pressure (the force of the blood against the artery walls as your heart beats) appears on the left and diastolic pressure (the blood pressure between heartbeats) on the right. Your pulse rate may also be displayed in between or after this reading.
⦁ Allow the cuff to deflate.
⦁ If you did not get an accurate reading, DO NOT inflate the cuff again right away. Wait one minute before repeating the measurement. Start by reapplying the cuff.
4. Record your blood pressure.
Follow your doctor's instructions on when and how often you should measure your blood pressure. Record the date, time, systolic and diastolic pressures. You should also record any special circumstances like any recent exercise, meal, or stressful event.
At least once a year, and especially after you first purchase your blood pressure monitor, bring your monitor with you to your doctor's visit to check the machine’s accuracy. This is done by comparing a blood pressure reading from your machine with one from the doctor's office machine.



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