Low B atter y Indic ator
4 shor t warni ng beep s sound w hen bat tery li fe is dep letin g and una ble to in flate c uff for
test ing. Th e " " appea rs simu ltane ously f or appr oxima tely 5 se conds p rior to s hutti ng
off. No mem ory los s will oc cur thr ougho ut this p roces s.Repl ace bat terie s at this t ime.
" "dis playe d
Cuff i s too tig ht or not
prop erly po sitio ned on
the ar m
Firm ly repo sitio n cuff
appr oxima tely ( )
abov e the elb ow join t
( See Pa ge 11)
1-2c m 1/ 2"
Inac curat e test re sults d ue to
body m oveme nt or mon itor
move ment
Sit in a r elaxe d posit ion wit h
arm pl aced ne ar hear t. Avoid
spea king or m oving b ody par ts
whil e testi ng. Mak e sure th e
moni tor uni t is plac ed in a
stat ionar y posit ion thr ougho ut
the te sting p eriod .
( See Pa ge 8)
Bloo d press ure
resu lts are n ot
with in typi cal ran ge
Cuff f ails to i nflat e prope rly
Make s ure hos e is prop erly
fast ened to c uff and m onito r unit
Blo od Pres sure
Bloo d press ure is th e force o f blood p ushin g again st the wa lls of ar terie s. It is ty pical ly
meas ured in m illim eters o f mercu ry (mmH g.) Sys tolic b lood pr essur e is the ma ximum
forc e exert ed agai nst blo od vess el wall s each ti me the he art bea ts. Dia stoli c blood
pres sure is t he forc e exert ed on blo od vess els whe n the hea rt is res ting be tween b eats.
An ind ividu al's bl ood pre ssure f reque ntly ch anges t hroug hout th e cours e of a day.
Exci temen t and ten sion ca n cause b lood pr essur e to rise , while d rinki ng alco hol and
bath ing can l ower bl ood pre ssure . Certa in ho
rmon es like a drena line (w hich yo ur
body r eleas es unde r stres s) can ca use blo od vess els to co nstri ct, lea ding to a r ise in
bloo d press ure.
If the se meas uring n umber s becom e too hig h, it mea ns the he art is wo rking h arder
than i t shoul d.
Pres suriz ation i s over
300m mHg
Read u ser man ual car efull y and
re-t est pro perly.
Impr oper op erati on
Read u ser man ual car efull y and
re-t est pro perly.
200
150
Upper curve : systolic blood pressure
Lower curve: diastolic blood pressure
Note : Memor y canno t be reco vered o nce it ha s been de leted .
WHO B lood Pr essur e Class ifica tion In dicat or
The BS P-11 is e quipp ed with a c lassi ficat ion ind icato r based o n estab lishe d guide lines
from t he World He alth Or ganiz ation . The cha rt belo w (colo r coded o n monit or unit )
indi cates t est res ults.
Seve re Hype rtens ion
Mild H ypert ensio n
High -n
Opti mal
Mode rate Hy perte nsion
orma l
Norm al
Tro ubl eshoo ting
Prob lem
Solu tion
Poss ible Ca use
Example: fluctuation within a day (male, 35 years old)
mmHg
100
50
6 12 1 8 24
Time of day
Mem ory Del etion
Whil e in memo ry chec k mode. P ress an d hold on f or abou t 3 secon ds to
dele te all hi story r esult s and the L CD scre en disp lay“ ” wit h beep so unds. T hen pre ss
butt on to tur n off the u nit.
" START/ S TOP"
" START/ S TOP"
: Cl assif icati on Indi catorBl ood Pre ssure
Mild H ypert ensio n
Hype rtens ion is a da ngero us dise ase tha t can aff ect the q ualit y of life . It can le ad
to a lot o f probl ems inc ludin g heart f ailur e, kidn ey fail ure, an d cereb ra
By mai ntain ing a hea lthy li festy le and vi sitin g your ph ysici an on a reg ular ba sis,
hype rtens ion and r elati ve dise ases ar e much ea sier to c ontro l when di agnos ed in the ir
earl y stage s.
Hea lth Rem inder
Systo li c
Seve re Hype rtens ion
Mode rate Hy perte nsion
Mild H ypert ensio n
High -norm al
Norm al
180
160
140
130
120
80 85 90 100 110
Diast ol ic
( mmHg )
( mmHg )
Opti mal
Note : Do not be a larme d if an abn ormal r eadin g occur s.
each d ay over a n
exte nded pe riod of t ime. Co nsult y our phy sicia n if test r esult s remai n abnor mal.
A bette r indic ation o f an indi vidua l's
bloo d press ure occ urs aft er 2-3 re ading s are tak en at the s ame tim e
Q: Wh at is the d iffer ence be tween m easur ing blo od pres sure at h ome or at a p rofes siona l
heal thcar e clini c?
A: Bl ood pre ssure r eadin gs take n at home a re now se en to giv e a more ac curat e accou nt as
they b etter r eflec t your da ily lif e. Read ings ca n be elev ated wh en take n in a clin ical or
medi cal env ironm ent. Th is is kno wn as Whi te Coat H ypert ensio n and may b e cause d by
feel ing anx ious or n ervou s.
Note : Abnorm al test r esult s may be ca used by :
1. Imp roper c uff pla cemen t
Make s ure cuf f is snug -not to o tight o r too loo se.
Make s ure bot tom of th e cuff is a pprox imate ly 1-2c m (1/2' ') abov e t
he elb ow
join t.
2. Imp roper b ody pos ition
Make s ure to ke ep your b ody in an u prigh t posit ion.
3. Fee ling an xious o r nervo us
Take 2- 3 deep br eaths , wait a fe w minut es and re sume te sting .
Q: Wh at caus es diff erent r eadin gs?
A: Bl ood pre ssure v aries t hroug hout th e cours e of a day. Ma ny fact ors inc ludin g diet,
stre ss, cuf f place ment, e tc. may a ffect a n indiv idual 's bloo d press ure.
Q: Sh ould I ap ply the c uff to th e left or r ight ar m? What is t he diff erenc e?
A: Ei ther ar m can be us ed when t estin g, howe ver, whe n compa ring re sults , the sam e arm
shou ld be use d. Testi ng on you r left ar m m
ay pro vide mo re accu rate re sults a s it is
loca ted clo ser to yo ur hear t.
Q: Wh at is the b est tim e of day fo r testi ng?
A: Mo rning t ime or an y time yo u feel re laxed a nd stre ss free .
haemorrhaging
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