E valuating results – Beurer BM 47 User Manual

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š

_

appears

if

the

measur

ement

has

not

been

per

formed

pr

operly

. T

ak

e

not

e

of

the

chapt

er

on

err

or

messages/

tr

ouble-shooting

in

these

instructions

for

use

and

repeat

the

measur

ement.

š

The

measur

ement

is

aut

omatically

st

or

ed.

š

To

switch

off,

pr

ess

the

ST

AR

T/S

TOP

butt

on

.

If

you

for

get

to

turn

off

the

unit,

it

will

switch

off

aut

omati-

cally

aft

er

appr

ox.

1

minut

e.

W

ait

at

least

5

minut

es

befor

e

taking

another

measur

ement.

6.

E

valuating

results

C

ar

diac

arrhythmia:

This

unit

can

identify

pot

ential

disruption

of

the

hear

t rhythm

when

measuring

and

if

necessar

y,

indicat

es

this

aft

er

the

measur

ement

with

the

symbol

. This

can

be

an

indicat

or

for

arrhythmia.

Arrhythmia

is

an

illness

in

which

the

hear

t

rhythm

is

abnormal

because

of

flaws

in

the

bioelectrical

syst

em

that

regulat

es

the

hear

tbeat.

The

sympt

oms

(skipped

or

pr

ematur

e

hear

t beats,

pulse

being

slow

or

too

fast)

can

be

caused

by

fact

ors

such

as

hear

t disease,

age,

physical

mak

e-up,

ex

cess

stimulants,

str

ess

or

lack

of

sleep.

Ar

-

rhythmi

a

can

only

be

det

ermined

thr

ough

an

examination

by

your

doct

or

. If

the

symbol

is

shown

on

the

display

aft

er

the

measur

ement

has

been

tak

en,

it

should

be

repeat

ed.

Please

ensur

e

that

you

rest

for

5

minut

es

befor

ehand

and

do

not

speak

or

move

during

the

measur

ement.

If

the

symbol

appears

frequently,

please

consult

your

doct

or

. Self-

diagnosis

and

treatment

based

on

the

measur

ements

can

be

danger

ous.

Always

follow

your

GP’

s

instructions.

WHO

classification:

In

accor

dance

with

the

guidelines/definitions

of

the

W

orld

Heath

Or

ganization

and

the

lat

est

findings,

the

measur

e-

Blood

pr

essur

e

value

cat

egor

y

S

yst

ole

(in

mmHg)

Dia

st

ole

(in

mmHg)

Action

Gr

ade

3:

sever

e

hyper

tension

>

=

180

>

=

110

seek

medical

att

ention

Gr

ade

2:

moder

at

e

hyper

tension

160

179

100

109

see

k

medical

att

ention

Gr

ade

1:

mild

hyper

tension

140

– 159

90

99

regular

monit

oring

by

doct

or

High

normal

130

– 139

85

89

regular

monit

oring

by

doct

or

Normal

120

– 129

80

84

self-monit

oring

Optimal

<

120

<

80

self-monit

oring

Sour

ce:

WHO

, 1999

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