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on the test results may be dangerous. It is vital to follow your
doctor's instructions.
Classification of measurements:
The measurements can be classified and evaluated in ac-
cordance with the following table.
However, these standard values serve only as a general guide-
line, as the individual blood pressure varies in different people
and different age groups etc.
It is important to consult your doctor regularly for advice. Your
doctor will tell you your individual values for normal blood
pressure as well as the value above which your blood pressure
is classified as dangerous.
The classification on the display and the scale on the unit show
which category the recorded blood pressure values fall into. If
the values of systole and diastole fall into two different cate-
gories (e.g. systole in the ‚High normal' category and diastole
in the ‚Normal' category), the graphical classification on the de-
vice always shows the higher category; for the example given
this would be ‚High normal'.
Blood pressure Systole
value category (in mmHg)
Setting 3:
severe hyper- ≥ 180
tension
Setting 2:
moderate hyper- 160 – 179 100 – 109
tension
Setting 1:
mild hyperten- 140 – 159 90 – 99
sion
High normal 130 – 139 85 – 89
Normal 120 – 129 80 – 84
Optimal < 120
Source: WHO, 1999 (World Health Organization)
Measuring the resting indicator (using the HSD diagnosis)
The most frequent error made when measuring blood pressure
is taking the measurement when not at rest (haemodynamic
stability), which means that both the systolic and the diastolic
blood pressures are distorted.
While measuring the blood pressure, the device automatically
determines whether you are at rest or not.
If there is no indication that your circulatory system is not suf-
ficiently at rest, the symbol
up green and the measurement can be recorded as a reliable
resting blood pressure value.
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Diastole
Action
(in mmHg)
seek medical at-
≥ 110
tention
seek medical at-
tention
regular monitoring
by doctor
regular monitoring
by doctor
self-monitoring
< 80 self-monitoring
(haemodynamic stability) lights