Beurer BM 55 Mode D'emploi page 31

Risk indicator
The measurements can be classified and evaluated in accord-
ance with the following table.
However, these standard values serve only as a general guide-
line, 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 pres-
sure 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 device show
which category the recorded blood pressure values fall into.
If the values of systole and diastole fall into two different cat-
egories (e.g. systole in the high normal category and diastole in
the normal category), the graphical classification on the device
always shows the higher category; for the example given this
would be high normal.
Blood pressure Systole
value category (in mmHg)
Level 3:
severe red ≥ 180
hypertension
Level 2:
moderate orange 160 – 179
hypertension
Level 1:
mild yellow 140 – 159
hypertension
Diastole Action
(in mmHg)
Seek medical
≥ 110
attention
Seek medical
100 – 109
attention
Regular monitor-
90 – 99
ing by doctor
Blood pressure Systole
value category (in mmHg)
High normal green
Normal green
Optimal green
Source:
Measuring the resting indicator (using the HSD diagnosis)
The most frequent error made when measuring blood pressure
is taking the measurement when not at rest (haemodynamic
stability), which means that both the systolic and the diastolic
blood pressures are distorted.
While measuring the blood pressure, the device automatically
determines whether you are at rest or not.
GREEN: Haemodynamic stability
Measurement of the systolic and diastolic pressure is in-
creased when the circulatory system is sufficiently at rest and
is a very reliable indicator of resting blood pressure.
The blood pressure measurement must be taken when the
patient is physically and mentally rested, as it will be the basis
for diagnosing the blood pressure level and regulating the
patient's medical treatment. The blood pressure measurements
taken when the circulatory system was at rest represent par-
ticularly reliable results.
RED: Lack of haemodynamic stability
It is very probable that the systolic and diastolic blood pressures
have not been measured whilst the patient is at rest and the rest-
ing blood pressure measurement has therefore been distorted.
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Diastole Action
(in mmHg)
Regular monitor-
130 – 139 85 – 89
ing by doctor
120 – 129 80 – 84 Self-monitoring
Self-monitoring
< 120 < 80