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A digital sphygmomanometer is disclosed in which a conventional arm cuff and a compact high sensitivity pneumatic sensor measuring system utilizing mechanical/optical/electronic techniques rapidly and accurately converts one’s own or a patient’s blood pressure to encoded digital signals which provide dual latched three digit displays of systolic and diastolic pressures with countdown in 1 mm Hg increments on the respective displays of cuff pressure as it is decreased to systolic pressure and as it is decreased from systolic to diastolic pressure. Read the full story

If you have hypertension, it’s important to check your blood pressure regularly. Taking readings at home (and/or at work) will allow you to estimate your average blood pressure measurements in day-to-day, real-life situations.

While there are many digital blood pressure units on the market, the cheapest — and arguably, most reliable — instrument is the sphygmomanometer, or “manual kit,” which is very similar to the unit your doctor uses.

Steps
1.Remove the cuff, stethoscope, pressure gauge, and bulb (also known as a “bladder”) from the kit, taking care to untangle the various tubes.

2.Sit down at a table or desk where you can easily rest your arm so that when you bend your elbow, your elbow is parallel to your heart.

3.Bend the arm you’re going to test.

4.Wrap the cuff around your arm, slipping the top part of the cuff through the metal bar that’s attached to the cuff Read the full story

The numbers expressed in blood pressure are the values of systolic and diastolic pressures. Systolic pressure is the pressure when the heart beats to pump blood. Diastolic pressure is the pressure that occurs when the heart rests between beats and the next.

Usually, the blood pressure numbers are written with the systolic pressure above or before the diastolic, for example, 120/80 mmHg. (The abbreviation “mm Hg” means millimeters of mercury, which are the units that measure blood pressure.)

Normal Less than 120 and less than 80
Prehypertension Between 120 and 139 or between 80 and 89
High Blood Pressure
Phase 1 between 140 and 159 or between 90 and 99
Stage 2 160 or more or 100 or more Read the full story