Saving, displaying and deleting measurements – Beurer BC 40 User Manual

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However, these standard values serve only as a general

guideline, as the individual blood pressure varies in different

people and different age groups etc.

It is important to consult your doctor regularly for advice.

Your doctor will tell you your individual values for normal

blood pressure as well as the value above which your blood

pressure is classified as dangerous.

The bar chart on the display and the scale on the unit show

which category the recorded blood pressure values fall into.

If the values of systole and diastole fall into two different

WHO categories (e.g. systole in the ‘High normal’ category

and diastole in the ‘Normal’ category), the graphical WHO

classification on the unit always shows the higher category;

for the example given this would be ‘High normal’.

6. Saving, displaying and deleting

measurements

The results of every successful measurement are stored

together with the date and time. If there are more than 60

measurements, the oldest measurements are lost.

• To access the memory recall mode, press the

memory button M.

Your last measurement will appear on the display.

Blood pressure value category

Systole (in mmHg)

Diastole (in mmHg)

Action

Setting 3: severe hypertension

≥180

≥110

seek medical attention

Setting 2: moderate hypertension

160-179

100-109

seek medical attention

Setting 1: mild hypertension

140-159

90-99

regular monitoring by doctor

High normal

130-139

85-89

regular monitoring by doctor

Normal

120-129

80-84

self-monitoring

Optimal

<120

<80

self-monitoring

Source: WHO, 1999

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