Medical Disclaimer; Intended Use; About Blood Pressure - Gima 32924 Manual Del Usuario

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MEDICAL DISCLAIMER

This manual and product are not meant as a substitute for advice provided by your
doctor. You are not to use the information contained herein, or this product
for diagnosing or treating a health problem or prescribing any medication. If you have
or suspect that you have a medical problem, promptly consult your healthcare provider.

INTENDED USE

This device uses the oscillometric method to automatically measure systolic
and diastolic blood pressure as well as heart rate. The measurement position
is at human being's arm. All values can be read out in one LCD panel. The device
is designed for home use and recommended for use by adults aged 18 years and older
with upper arm circumference ranging from 9 ~13" (approx. 23 ~ 33 cm).

ABOUT BLOOD PRESSURE

1. What is blood pressure?
Blood pressure is the measurement of the force of blood pushing against the walls
of the arteries. Arterial blood pressure is constantly fluctuating during the course
of the cardiac cycle. The highest pressure in the cycle is called the systolic blood
pressure, and represents the pressure in the artery when the heart is beating. The lowest
pressure is the diastolic blood pressure, and represents the pressure in the artery
when the heart is at rest. Both the systolic and the diastolic pressure are necessary
for a physician to evaluate the status of a patient's blood pressure.
Many factors such as physical activity, anxiety or the time of day, can influence your
blood pressure. Blood pressure is typically low in the mornings and increases from the
afternoon to the evening. It is on average lower in the summer and higher in the winter.
2. Why is it useful to measure blood pressure at home?
Having one's blood pressure measured by a doctor in a hospital or a clinic, is often
associated with a phenomenon called "White Coat Hypertension" where the patient
becomes nervous or anxious, thus raising his blood pressure. There are also numerous
other factors that might cause your blood pressure to be raised at a specific time of day.
This is why medical practitioners recommend home monitoring as it is important
to get readings of blood pressure during different times of the day to really get an idea
of your real blood pressure.
Medical practitioners generally recommend the "Rule of 3", where you are encouraged
to take your blood pressure three times in a row (at 1 minute interval), three times a day
for three days. After three days you can average all the results and this will give you
an accurate idea of what your blood pressure really is.