What You Should Know About Blood Pressure - Braun ExactFit 1 Manual

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Intended use of Braun ExactFit
Braun ExactFit™ 1 is a blood pressure monitor that has been developed
for easy and accurate blood pressure measurements from the upper arm .
The measuring accuracy of Braun ExactFit™ 1 was tested at the time of
manufacture and was proven by clinical research in accordance with
ESH .
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What you should know about blood pressure

Blood pressure constantly changes throughout the day . It rises sharply in
the early morning and declines during the late morning . Blood pressure
rises again in the afternoon and finally drops to a low level at night . Also,
it may vary in a short period of time . Therefore, readings from successive
measurements can fluctuate .
140
SYS
mmHG
120
100
DIA
80
mmHG
60
6
Note: Blood pressure readings from a healthy 31-year-old male, measured at 5-minute intervals
Blood pressure measured in a doctor's office only provides a momentary
value . Repeated measurements at home better reflect one's actual blood
pressure values under everyday conditions .
Moreover, many people have a different blood pressure when they
measure at home, because they tend to be more relaxed than when in
the doctor's office .
Regular blood pressure measurements taken at home can provide your
doctor with valuable information on your normal blood pressure values
under actual everyday conditions .
The European Society of Hypertension (ESH) has set up the following
standard blood pressure values when measured at resting pulse:
Blood pressure
(mmHg)
SYSTOLIC
= systole
= upper value
DIASTOLIC
= diastole
= lower value
European Society of Hypertension
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2
TM
12
Too Normal
low values
below 100 up to 139
below 60 up to 89
1
18 0
Grade 1 & 2
hypertension
140-179
90-109
5 h
Grade 3
hypertension
≥ 180
≥ 110