General Notes - Beurer BC 81 Mode D'emploi

6.3 General Notes

• For reliable monitoring and reference of blood
pressure, keeping long-term records is recom-
mended.
• To minimize measurement variations due to phys-
ical activity, rest at least 5 minutes before mea-
suring your blood pressure (or 15 minutes after
strenuous activity). You should not be physically
tired or exhausted while taking measurement.
• In order to obtain a resting condition blood pres-
sure, avoid eating, drinking alcohol and caffein-
ated beverages, smoking, exercising, and bathing
for at least 30 minutes before taking a measure-
ment.
• Stress raises blood pressure.
• Perform measurements in a quiet and relaxed
environment at room temperature.
• Always wait at least 5 minutes between measure-
ments to allow the blood circulation in your arm
to return to normal. You may need to increase
the wait time depending on your individual phys-
iological characteristics. Because of normal
physiologic changes and the many external fac-
tors influencing blood pressure, it is unusual to
obtain identical blood pressure measurements,
even when taken a few minutes apart. Speak with
your physician to determine what is affecting your
blood pressure and which variation may be seen
as normal in your case.
• The accuracy of any blood pressure measure-
ment with this device can be affected by a mul-
titude of causes. Some can be avoided some
have to be accepted at the time of measurement.
Speak with your physician about possible causes
affecting your blood pressure.
• Do not inflate the cuff unless wrapped around
wrist.
• If no button is pressed for approx. 1 minute the
automatic shutoff function shuts off the unit in
order to preserve the batteries.
• Do not touch the unit and cuff and/or press any
buttons when measurement is in progress, except
for stopping the measurement. Doing so may
cause incorrect readings.
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