Accurate blood pressure measurement

To measure blood pressure in a person's last half hour of coffee, alcoholic beverages, tea, cola or smoking is not the absence of heavy exercise, and measurements must be rested before.

Person's arms are plastered. The yellow portion of the arm blood pressure monitor "sleeve" is called. Crimp sleeve should be aligned with the heart. (Or even easier, the elbow of the folded lines are wrapped over one or two fingers.)

Knack of wrapping sleeve, sleeve, which connects two hoses to the pump and the indicator on the left arm is wrapped in a way.

After you plug your ears wrapped sleeve steteskopunuzu. Steteskopun voices to the section "steteskopun aperture is called. Be careful not to hit the diaphragm, your ears may be affected. Elbows close to the body by the diaphragm must place in the pit. (Not the middle of the pit, the pit close to half of the body.) I will listen "brachial artery titled vessels passing through precisely this level.

The most important tip: Blood pressure and heart rate with time is recorded. For example:

Time: 14:00 Blood Pressure: 115/75 Pulse: 90

Pulsation of the inner side of the wrist by the thumb, you can find by feel. To feel the pulse signal, please use your middle and ring fingers. Do not worry, because you do not find much to keep the pulse requires a certain experience. You can seek help from health personnel.

If your blood pressure measured 140/90 's top if (for example, 140/95 or 170/120), this tension of "high" is accepted. To obtain more accurate results of the three blood pressure measurements made between 15 minutes and then take their average.