Evaluating Results - Beurer BM 28 Mode D'emploi

• To carry out a blood pressure measurement, make sure
you are sitting comfortably with your arms and back lean-
ing on something. Do not cross your legs. Place your feet
flat on the ground.
• To avoid falsifying the measurement, it is important to
remain still during the measurement and not to speak.
Performing the blood pressure measurement
• As described above, attach the cuff and adopt the pos-
ture in which you want to perform the measurement.
• Start the blood pressure monitor with the START/STOP
button . After the full-screen display, the respective
alarm symbols are displayed if alarm 1
vated.
• The cuff automatically inflates. The cuff's air pressure is
slowly released. If you already recognise a tendency for
high blood pressure, you should reinflate the cuff and
increase the cuff's pressure again. As soon as a pulse is
found, the pulse symbol
• The cuff position control symbol
throughout the entire measurement. If the cuff is applied
too tightly or too loosely, then
played. In such cases, the measurement is cancelled after
approx. 30 seconds and the device switches itself off.
Apply the cuff correctly and take a new measurement.
• The systolic pressure, diastolic pressure and pulse rate
measurements are displayed.
/ 2 is acti-
will be displayed.
is displayed
and " " are dis-
• You can cancel the measurement at any time by pressing
the START/STOP button
• _ appears if the measurement has not been performed
properly. Observe the chapter on error messages/trou-
bleshooting in these instructions for use and repeat the
measurement.
• Now select the desired user memory by pressing the
memory button M. If you do not select a user memory,
the measurement is stored in the most recently used user
memory. The relevant , ,
the display.
• To switch off, press the START/STOP button
forget to turn off the device, it will switch itself off auto-
matically after approx. 3 minutes.
Wait at least 5 minutes before taking another measurement.

6. Evaluating results

Cardiac arrhythmia:
This device can identify potential disruptions of the heart
rhythm when measuring and if necessary, indicates this
after the measurement with the symbol
be an indicator for arrhythmia. Arrhythmia is an illness in
which the heart rhythm is abnormal because of flaws in
the bioelectrical system that regulates the heartbeat. The
symptoms (skipped or premature heart beats, pulse being
slow or too fast) can be caused by factors such as heart
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or symbol appears on
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