Evaluating Results - Beurer BM 55 Mode D'emploi

• Using the Start/stop button
pressure monitor. The measurement is then stored in
the selected user memory.
If you forget to turn off the device, it will switch off
automatically after approx. one minute. In this case too,
the value is stored in the selected or most recently used
user memory.
• Wait at least 5 minutes before taking an-
other measurement!

6. Evaluating results

Cardiac arrhythmia:
This instrument can identify possible cardiac arrhythmia disor-
ders during measurement and if necessary indicates the meas-
urement with the flashing icon
This may be an indicator for arrhythmia. Arrhythmia is a condi-
tion where the heart rhythm is abnormal as a result of defects
in the bioelectrical system controlling the heart beat. The symp-
toms (omitted or premature heart beats, slow or excessively fast
heart rate) may be caused, among other things, by heart dis-
ease, age, physical predisposition, excessive use of stimulants,
stress or lack of sleep. Arrhythmia can only be ascertained
through examination by your doctor.
Repeat the measurement if the flashing icon
after the measurement. Please note that you should rest for
5 minutes between measurements and not talk or move dur-
ing the measurement. If the icon
contact your doctor. Any self-diagnosis and treatment based
, switch off the blood
.
is displayed
appears often, please
on the test results may be dangerous. It is vital to follow your
doctor's instructions.
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 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 different cat-
egories (e.g. systole in the ‚High normal' category and diastole
in the ‚Normal' category), the graphical classification on the de-
vice always shows the higher category; for the example given
this would be ‚High normal'.
Blood pressure Systole
value category (in mmHg)
Setting 3: severe
≥ 180
hypertension
Setting 2: mode-
160 – 179 100 – 109
rate hypertension
Setting 1: mild
140 – 159 90 – 99
hypertension
High normal 130 – 139 85 – 89
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Diastole
Action
(in mmHg)
seek medical at-
≥ 110
tention
seek medical at-
tention
regular monitoring
by doctor
regular monitoring
by doctor