Omron Healthcare BP710 - Manual

frequently asked questions
q. Why are my blood pressure readings sometimes different?
a. Yourbloodpressurechangesconstantlybasedonyourdaily
activitiesandtimeofday.Becauseofthis,somefluctuations
canbeexpected.That’swhyitisimportanttouseaverages
overtimetocomparereadings.Becauseeachpersonis
different,it’simportanttoconsultwithyourdoctoraboutwhat
yournumbersmeantoyou.
q. Why could my doctor’s reading be different than my readings
taken at home?
a. Havingyourbloodpressuremeasuredbyahealthcare
professionalinadoctor’sofficecancausenervousnessand
mayresultinanelevatedreading.Becausethesereadings
canvaryconsiderably,youshouldtakeyourbloodpressure
onaregularbasisathomeandshareyourresultswithyour
healthcareprovider.
InsertfourAAAbatteries(not included)intobottomofunit.
Plugarmcuffintothemainunit.
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Toturnunitonandtakeameasurement,pressstart/stoPbuttononce.
Thecuffwillinflateautomatically.Holdstilluntilcuffdeflatesandresultsaredisplayed.
Placecuffdirectlyonbareskinofupperleftarm,withcuffedge
1/2inchaboveelbow.
Aligncuffsothebluearrow iscenteredontheinsideofyourarmwiththetubing
pointingdowntowardyourhand.Closecuffsnugly.
TheAmericanHeartAssociation’sguidelineforupperlimitofnormalhomebloodpressureis 1 :
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1. Hypertension.2008;52:10-29.
135

mmHg
systolic
85 mmHg
diastolic
other imPortant tiPs
• Foraccuratereadings,sitquietlywithfeetflatonthefloorand
restforfiveminutesbeforetakingmeasurements.Donotmeasure
within30minutesaftereating,exercising,bathing,smokingor
drinkingalcohol.
• Trytomeasureyourbloodpressureatthesametimeeachday.
• Toreviewreadings,pressthe
m buttontoscrollthroughreadings.
• Tokeepyourmonitorinthebestcondition,followtheCareand
Maintenancedirectionsonpages29-30oftheinstructionmanual.
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