Tabla De Contenido; Introduction - Alvita MA801f Manual De Instrucciones

Attention: Consult the accompanying documents. Please read this manual
carefully before use. For specific information on your own blood pressure,
contact your physician. Please be sure to keep this manual.
CONTENTS
Introduction
Product features
Using your Alvita Blood Pressure Monitor
a. How to apply the cuff
b. Measurement procedure
c. How to use the memory
d. How to adjust the time
e. Battery Installation
Troubleshooting
Specifications
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Introduction

What is blood pressure?
Your heart acts as a pump to circulate blood around your body and help
supply it with oxygen. Blood pressure is the force needed for the heart to
push blood through the arteries. The highest pressure in this cycle is when
the heart contracts, this is called the SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE. Between
contractions, the heart relaxes and blood flows into it since it is at its
lowest pressure, which is called DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE.
Both blood pressure measurements, the systolic and diastolic, are
necessary to enable a doctor to evaluate the status of a patient's blood
pressure.
Many factors such as physical activity, anxiety, or simply the time of day, can
influence your blood pressure.
Drinking caffeine (in tea or coffee) can also temporarily raise your blood pressure, as
can the nicotine in cigarettes.
Blood pressure can also follow a daily pattern, varying from minute to minute and
typically being at its lowest while we are asleep.
These variations are even more pronounced in patients with high blood pressure.
Blood pressure is measured in millimetres of mercury (mmHg) and measurements
are written with the systolic pressure before the diastolic e.g. a blood pressure
written as 120/80 is referred to as 120 over 80.
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