Microlife BP 3BU1-3 Tansiyon Aleti

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    If you are undergoing medical treatment to control your blood pressure, please keep a record of the  2.3. What can be done, if regular increased/low values are obtained?
    level of your blood pressure by carrying out regular self-measurements at specific times of the day. a) Please consult your doctor.
    Show these values to your doctor. Never use the results of your measurements to alter 
    independently the drug doses prescribed by your doctor.                                              b) Increased blood-pressure values (various forms of hypertension) are associated long- and 
                                                                                                             medium term with considerable risks to health. This concerns the arterial blood vessels of 
    Table for classifying blood-pressure values (units mmHG) according to World Health Organization:         your body, which are endangered due to constriction caused by deposits in the vessel walls 
                                                                                                             (Arteriosclerosis). A deficient supply of blood to important organs (heart, brain, muscles) can 
    Range                Systolic               Diastolic               Measures                             be the result. Furthermore, with long-term continuously increased blood-pressure values, the 
                         Blood-pressure         Blood-pressure                                               heart will become structurally damaged.
    Hypotension          lower than 100         lower than 60          Check with your doctor
    Normal range         between 100 and 140    between 60 and 90      Self-check                        c) There are many different causes of the appearance of high blood pressure. We differentiate 
    Mild hypertension    between 140 and 160    between 90 and 100     Consult your doctor                   between the common primary (essential) hypertension, and secondary hypertension. The 
    Moderately serious   between 160 and 180    between 100 and 110    Consult your doctor                   latter group can be ascribed to specific organic malfunctions. Please consult your doctor for 
    hypertension                                                                                             information about the possible origins of your own increased blood pressure values.
    Serious hypertension higher than 180        higher than 110        Consult your doctor 
                                                                       immediately                       d) There are measures which you can take, not only for reducing a medically established high 
                                                                                                             blood pressure, but also for prevention. These measures are part of your general way of life:
    ~ Further information
    •   If your values are mostly standard under resting conditions but exceptionally high under         A) Eating habits
        conditions of physical or psychological stress, it is possible that you are suffering from so-   •   Strive for a normal weight corresponding to your age. Reduce overweight!
        called «labile hypertension». Please consult your doctor if you suspect that this might be the   •   Avoid excessive consumption of common salt.
        case.                                                                                            •   Avoid fatty foods.
    •   Correctly measured diastolic blood-pressure values above 120mmHg require immediate 
        medical treatment.                                                                               B) Previous illnesses
                                                                                                         •   Follow consistently any medical instructions for treating previous illness such as:
                                                                                                             •    Diabetes (Diabetes mellitus)
                                                                                                             •    Fat metabolism disorder
                                                                                                             •    Gout



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