Introduction, Basics of blood pressure – Panasonic EW3006 User Manual
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Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the Panasonic Wrist Biood Pressure Monitor
EW3006.
Measuring your own biood pressure is an important way of monitoring your
heaith. High biood pressure (hypertension) is a major heaith probiem which
can be treated effectiveiy once detected. Measuring your biood pressure
between doctor visits on a reguiar basis in the comfort of your home, and
keeping a record of the measurements, wiii heip you monitor any significant
changes in your biood pressure. Keeping an accurate record of your biood
pressure wiii heip your doctor diagnose and possibiy prevent any heaith
probiems in the future.
Basics of Blood Pressure
Your heart acts iike a pump, sending biood surging through your biood
vesseis each time it contracts. Biood pressure is the pressure exerted by
biood pumped from the heart on the waiis of biood vessels. Systolic
pressure is the pressure exerted when the heart contracts and pumps blood
into the arteries. Diastolic pressure is the pressure exerted when the heart
expands, or relaxes. When you or your doctor take your blood pressure,
both your systolic and diastolic pressures are measured. If your blood
pressure measurement is 120 over 80 (120/80), for example, your systolic
pressure is 120 while your diastolic pressure is 80.