General Blood Pressure Information; What Is Blood Pressure - MABIS 04-255-001 Manual Book

GENERAL BLOOD PRESSURE

What is Blood Pressure?

Blood pressure is the pressure that is exerted by blood flowing
against the walls of the blood vessels throughout your body.
Your heart, which is the center of the circulatory system, provides
the force for the blood to flow or circulate. When your heart contracts
or beats, the blood is forced through the blood vessels increasing
the pressure. This is the highest pressure in the cycle or what is
referred to as SYSTOLIC blood pressure. In between beats, your
heart relaxes and your blood pressure decreases. This is referred
to as DIASTOLIC blood pressure.
This complete series of events, which occurs in a single heartbeat, is
known as the CARDIAC CYCLE.
Your Wrist Monitor will automatically read your blood pressure
and display both systolic and diastolic readings on the screen.
Your systolic will be
positioned as the upper
number and the diastolic
reading will be the
lower number.
Blood pressure is measured in millimeters (mm) of mercury (Hg)
and is generally recorded with the systolic pressure (120) listed
first and the diastolic pressure (80) listed second. The numbers are
typically separated by a slash mark (/) as shown above.
Both pressure readings, the SYSTOLIC and DIASTOLIC, are necessary
for a physician to evaluate the status of a patient's blood pressure.
Please contact your physician for specific information
regarding your own blood pressure.
INFORMATION
(systolic)
120
80
(diastolic)
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