Walgreens HL158HD User manual

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Table of Contents
Medical Disclaimer……………………………………………………………………………03
Intended Use………………………………………………………………………………..…03
About Blood Pressure………………………………………………………………………04
Measurement Method………………………………………………………………06
Accuracy………………………………………………………………………………………….. 06
Precautions…………………….…………………………………………………………………07
Device Overview……………………………………………………………………………….09
Symbol Definitions………………………………………………………………………….11
Features………………………………………………………………………………………….12
Installing Batteries………………………………………………………………………….16
Applying the Cuff…………………………………………………………………………….17
Positioning Guide………….………………………………………………………………….18
Measurement Procedure………….…………………………………………………….19
Bluetooth Transmission……………………………………………………………………21
Memory Function…………………………………………………………………………….22
Storage and Maintenance……………………………………………………………….23
Troubleshooting……………………………………………………………………………….24
Warranty & Recalibration………………………………………………………………….25
Specifications………………………………………………………………………………….26
Note………………………………………………………………………………………….…….28
Appendix…………………………………………………………………………………….…….29
Blood Pressure Diary……………….……………………………………………….…….31
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Medical Disclaimer
This manual and product are not meant as a substitute for advice
provided by your doctor.
You are not to use the information contained herein, or this product
for diagnosing or treating a health problem or prescribing any
medication. If you have or suspect that you have a medical problem,
promptly consult your healthcare provider.
Intended Use
This device uses the oscillometric method to automatically measure
systolic and diastolic blood pressure as well as heart rate.
The measurement position is at human being’s wrist.
All values can be read out in one LCD panel.
The device is designed for home use and recommended for use by
adults aged 18 years and older with wrist circumference ranging 135
~ 195 mm (approx. 5.3 ~ 7.7 inch).
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About Blood Pressure
1. What is blood pressure?
Blood pressure is the measurement of the force of blood pushing
against the walls of the arteries. Arterial blood pressure is
constantly fluctuating during the course of the cardiac cycle. The
highest pressure in the cycle is called the systolic blood pressure,
and represents the pressure in the artery when the heart is beating.
The lowest pressure is the diastolic blood pressure, and represents
the pressure in the artery when the heart is at rest. Both the
systolic and the diastolic pressure are necessary for a physician to
evaluate the status of a patient's blood pressure.
Many factors such as physical activity, anxiety or the time of day,
can influence your blood pressure. Blood pressure is typically low
in the mornings and increases from the afternoon to the evening.
It is on average lower in the summer and higher in the winter.
2. Why is it useful to measure blood pressure
at home?
Having one's blood pressure measured by a doctor in a hospital or
a clinic, is often associated with a phenomenon called “White Coat
Hypertension” where the patient becomes nervous or anxious,
thus raising his blood pressure. There are also numerous other
factors that might cause your blood pressure to be raised at a
specific time of day. This is why medical practitioners recommend
home monitoring as it is important to get readings of blood
pressure during different times of the day to really get an idea of
your real blood pressure.
Medical practitioners generally recommend the “Rule of 3”, where
you are encouraged to take your blood pressure three times in a
row (at 3 ~ 5 minute interval), three times a day for three days.
After three days you can average all the results and this will give
you an accurate idea of what your blood pressure really is.
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About Blood Pressure
A. WHO blood pressure classifications:
Standards for assessment
of high or low blood pressure
without regard to age, have
been established by the World
Health Organization (WHO),
as shown in the chart.
However this chart is not
exact for classification of blood pressure and it's intended to be
used as a guide in understanding non-invasive blood pressure
measurements. Please consult with your physician for proper
diagnosis.
B. Variations in blood pressure:
Individual blood pressures vary greatly both on a daily and a
seasonal basis. These variations are even more pronounced in
hyper tense patients. Normally the blood pressure rises while at
work and is at its lowest during sleeping period.
(hyper tense: means a person who has high blood
pressure symptom.)
The graph below illustrated the
variations in blood pressure over a
whole day with measurement taken
every five minutes.
The thick line represents sleep. The
rise in blood pressure at 4 PM (A in
the graph) and 12 PM (B in the graph) correspond to an attack
of pain.
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