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treatment based on the test results may be dangerous. It is
vital to follow your doctor's instructions.
Classification of measurements:
The measurements can be classified and evaluated in
accordance with the following table.
However, these standard values serve only as a general gui­
deline, 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 classification 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 dif­
ferent categories (e.g. systole in the ‚High normal' category
and diastole in the ‚Normal' category), the graphical classi­
fication on the device always shows the higher category; for
the example given this would be ‚High normal'.
Blood pressure Systole
value category (in mmHg)
Setting 3:
severe hyper­ ≥ 180
tension
Diastole
Action
(in mmHg)
seek medical
≥ 110
attention
Blood pressure Systole
value category (in mmHg)
Setting 2:
moderate hyper­ 160 – 179 100 – 109
tension
Setting 1:
mild hyperten­ 140 – 159 90 – 99
sion
High normal 130 – 139 85 – 89
Normal 120 – 129 80 – 84
Optimal < 120
Source: WHO, 1999 (World Health Organization)
6. Error messages/troubleshooting
In case of faults, the
Error messages may appear if:
• systolic or diastolic pressure could not be measured (
or appears on the display)
• systolic or diastolic pressure was outside the measure­
ment range ("Hi" or "Lo" appears on the display)
• the cuff is fastened too tightly or loosely (
pears on the display)
• the pump pressure is higher than 300 mmHg (
on the display)
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Diastole
Action
(in mmHg)
seek medical
attention
regular monito­
ring by doctor
regular monito­
ring by doctor
self­monitoring
< 80 self­monitoring
_ message appears in the display.
or ap­
appears