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Precautions for measuring the blood pressure
Avoid consuming alcohol, food that includes caffeine, smoking, exercising, and
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taking a bath 30 minutes before measuring your blood pressure.
Make sure your wrist is dry when measuring your blood pressure and do not
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measure it when you have applied lotion or are sweating excessively.
Do not take a deep breath or breathe slowly on purpose, but breath as usual
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while measuring your blood pressure.
If you are pregnant, your results may not be accurate when you measure your
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blood pressure.
Do not measure your blood pressure with the Samsung Health Monitor app if you
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have any of the following conditions:
‒ Arrhythmia
‒ Underlying heart disease or have suffered a heart attack
‒ Circulatory or peripheral vascular disease
‒ Valvular heart disease (Aortic valve disease)
‒ Myocardiopathy
‒ Other cardiovascular disease
‒ End-stage renal disease (ESRD)
‒ Diabetes
‒ Neurological dysfunction (for example, tremors)
‒ Blood clotting dysfunction or if you are taking a blood thinner
Do not use a wrist that has been tattooed or has marks on it when measuring
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your blood pressure because the optical heart rate sensor may be affected by the
tattoos or marks.
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