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IntroductionImportant Instructions Before Use
Thank you for purchasing the Panasonic Wrist Blood Pressure Monitor1. Do not confuse self-monitoring with self-diagnosis. Blood pressure
EW3003. measurements should only be interpreted by a health professional who
is familiar with your medical history.
Measuring your own blood pressure is an important way of monitoring your2. If you are taking medication, consult with your physician to determine the
health. High blood pressure (hypertension) is a major health problem whichmost appropriate time to measure your blood pressure. NEVER change
can be treated effectively once detected. Measuring your blood pressurea prescribed medication without first consulting with your physician.
between doctor visits on a regular basis in the comfort of your home, and3. For persons with irregular or unstable circulation resulting from diabetes,
keeping a record of the measurements, will help you monitor any significantliver disease, arteriosclerosis or other medical conditions, there may be
changes in your blood pressure. Keeping an accurate record of your blood
variations in blood pressure values measured at the wrist versus at the
pressure will help your doctor diagnose and possibly prevent any healthupper arm. Monitoring the trends in your blood pressure taken at either
problems in the future.
the arm or the wrist is nevertheless useful and important.
4. Blood pressure can vary based on many factors, including age, gender,
weight and physical condition. In general, a person�s blood pressure is
lower during sleep and higher when he or she is active. Blood pressure
can change easily in response to physiological changes. The setting in
Basics of Blood Pressure
which a person�s blood pressure is measured can also affect the results.
Having one�s blood pressure measured by a healthcare professional in a
Your heart acts like a pump, sending blood surging through your blood
hospital or clinic can cause nervousness and may result in a temporarily
vessels each time it contracts. Blood pressure is the pressure exerted by
elevated reading. Because blood pressure measurements taken in a
blood pumped from the heart on the walls of blood vessels. Systolic
clinical setting can vary considerably from those taken at home, a
pressure is the pressure exerted when the heart contracts and pumps blood
person�s blood pressure should be measured not only occasionally in the
into the arteries. Diastolic pressure is the pressure exerted when the heart
doctor�s office, but also on a regular basis at home. Also, if you find that
expands, or relaxes. When you or your doctor take your blood pressure,
your blood pressure is lower at home, this is not unusual. To accurately
both your systolic and diastolic pressures are measured. If your blood
compare with your physician�s reading, take your Panasonic blood pressure
pressure measurement is 120 over 80 (120/80), for example, your systolic
monitor to your doctor�s office and compare readings in this setting.
pressure is 120 while your diastolic pressure is 80.
5. People suffering from cardiac arrhythmia, vascular constriction, liver
disorders or diabetes, people with cardiac pacemakers or a weak pulse,
and women who are pregnant should consult their physician before
measuring their blood pressure themselves. Different values may be
obtained due to their condition.
6. Try to take your blood pressure measurements at the same time and
under the same conditions every day.
� The ideal time to measure your blood pressure (to obtain your so-called
�base blood pressure�) is in the morning just after waking up, before
having breakfast and before any major activity or exercise. If this is not
possible, however, try to take measurements at a specified time prior to
breakfast, and before you have become active. You should relax for
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