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Why does the
systolic or
diastolic blood
pressure value
fluctuate?
Why is the blood
pressure
measured in
hospital different
from that
measured at
home?
Why is the blood
pressure value
measured
different every
time?
• Whether the cuff is properly wrapped.
→ Whether the cuff is too loose or too tight.
→ Whether the cuff is wrapped to the upper arm.
(Refer to P14 for the correct wrapping method)
• Please do not talk or move during the measurement.
The blood pressure changes during 24 hours. In addition,
due to climate, emotion , exercise or other reasons, sometimes
it may be subject to great changes. Especially in hospitals,
there is the so-called [white-coat hypertension], which is
that the blood pressure measured in the hospital is
sometimes higher than that measured at home because
of nervousness or uneasiness.
When the blood pressure measured at home is higher
than that in the hospital, please pay attention to the
following items:
① Whether the cuff is properly wrapped.
• Whether the cuff is too loose or too tight.
• Whether the cuff is wrapped to the upper arm.
(Refer to P14 for the correct wrapping method)
②Whether you feel uneasy or anxious.
• Please take a deep breath for 2~3 times before the
measurement, so as to relax your body and stabilize
your blood pressure.
Suggestion: Please relax for 4~5 mins before measuring.
(1) The blood pressure is constantly changing even in one
day, and it will also vary due to the cuff wrapping
method and measuring posture. Therefore, please
conduct each measurement under the same conditions.
(2) The blood pressure of people on antihypertensive drugs
is sometimes subject to great changes due to their drug
effects.
(3) When 2 consecutive measurements are made, the user
must relax for 4~5 mins in between.
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