Lumiscope Blood Glucose Meter 100-040 Manuale Utente

2     Lumiscope Designer Professional Combo Kit with Sprague-Style Stethoscope

BLOOD PRESSURE
Blood Pressure is a measure of the blood’s pressure in the circulatory 
system, which changes constantly during the course of the cardiac 
cycle. Blood pressure readings report two values. The higher reading 
(systolic pressure) shows the highest pressure in the arteries 
occurring when the heart contracts. The lower reading (diastolic 
pressure) shows the lowest pressure in the arteries, which occurs 
right before the heart contracts. Blood pressure readings are written 
with the highest value first, then the lowest value. Readings of 120/80 
are considered to be normal, with high blood pressure being defined 
as a systolic pressure which is 140mmHg or more at rest and a 
diastolic pressure which is 90mmHg or more at rest. Only a patient’s 
physician is qualified to determine whether the readings obtained are 
normal for that person.
Measuring blood pressure: Have the patient, while relaxed and in a 
sitting position, extend the arm from which the blood pressure will be 
taken to the front or laterally with the palm of the hand up.
Attach the cuff and diaphragm: Place the cuff approximately one inch 
above the bend of the elbow against the skin of the upper arm with 
the artery marker placed on top of the brachial artery. Never place 
the cuff over clothing. Wrap the cuff around the arm and secure the 
cuff with the “touch and hold” strap (If the cuff has a metal D-shaped 
ring, pull the free end of the cuff through the D-ring and close the cuff 
with the  “touch and hold” strap). The cuff should be snug, but not too 
tight. If one or two fingers can fit between the cuff and the arm, the 
cuff is properly secured. Place the diaphragm of the stethoscope over 
the brachial artery inferior to the cuff.