Some Useful Information About Blood Pressure; What Is Blood Pressure - Omron R3 Instruction Manual

6. Some Useful Information about Blood Pressure

What is Blood Pressure?

Blood pressure is a measure of the force of blood flowing against the walls of the arteries.
Arterial blood pressure is constantly changing during the course of the heart's cycle.
The highest pressure in the cycle is called the Systolic Blood Pressure; the lowest is the Diastolic
Blood Pressure.
Both pressure readings, the Systolic and Diastolic, are necessary to enable a doctor to evaluate
the status of a patient's blood pressure.
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What is Irregular Heartbeat?
An irregular heartbeat is a heartbeat rhythm that varies Normal Heartbeat
by more than 25% from the average heartbeat rhythm
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detected while the unit is measuring the systolic and
Blood pressure
diastolic blood pressure.
Irregular Heartbeat
If the irregular heartbeat symbol ( ) is shown
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frequently, please make your doctor aware of it.
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What is Arrhythmia?
Blood pressure
Arrhythmia is a condition where the heartbeat rhythm is
abnormal due to flaws in the bio-electrical system that drives the heartbeat. Typical symptoms
are skipped heartbeats, premature contraction, an abnormally rapid (tachycardia) or slow
(bradycardia) pulse.
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