Why Measure Your Blood Pressure; Blood Pressure Standard; Blood Pressure Fluctuation - Topcom BD-4627 User Manual

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the heart dilates with blood flowing back into the heart is called diastolic (lowest) blood
pressure.
5.2

Why measure your blood pressure?

Among the various health problems afflicting modern people, problems associated with
high blood pressure are by far the most common. High blood pressure's dangerously
strong correlation with cardiovascular diseases
and high morbidity has made measuring blood pressures a necessity of identifying those
at risk.
5.3

Blood pressure standard

The World Health Organization (WHO) has developed a Blood pressure standard,
according to which areas of low and high-risk blood pressure are identified. This
standard however, is a general guideline as individual's blood pressure varies among
different people and different groups...etc.
It is important that you consult with your physician regularly. Your physician will tell you
your normal blood pressure range as well as the point at which you will be considered at
risk.
5.4

Blood pressure fluctuation

Blood pressure fluctuates all the time!
You should not be worried if you encountered two or three measurements at high levels.
Blood pressure changes over the month and even throughout the day depending on
circumstances (state of mind, temperature, ...)
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