Panasonic EW3122 - Manual (Page 2)

Table of Contents
Introduction............................................................................................... 2
Basics of Blood Pressure........................................................................ 2
Important Instructions Before Use......................................................... 3
Precautions to Ensure Safe, Reliable Operation.................................... 5
Easily Check Your Blood Pressure Readings Against the JNC 7*
Classification............................................................................................. 5
Parts Identification................................................................................... 7
Installing batteries.................................................................................... 9
When using the AC adapter ................................................................... 10
Before starting measurements ..............................................................11
Positioning the pressure cuff.................................................................12
For accurate measurements ..................................................................13
Cautions during measurements.............................................................14
Taking a reading...................................................................................... 15
Alarm function signals high blood pressure........................................ 17
Storing measurement values..................................................................18
Recalling stored measurement values.................................................. 19
Setting (checking) the measurement notification time........................20
After use/Specifications.......................................................................... 23
Q&A 24
Caring for the device............................................................................... 27
Troubleshooting.......................................................................................28
Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the Panasonic Upper Arm Blood Pressure Monitor
EW3122.
Measuring your own blood pressure is an important way of monitoring your
health. High blood pressure (hypertension) is a major health problem which
can be treated effectively once detected. Measuring your blood 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.
Basic 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 vesseis. Systoiic
pressure is the pressure exerted when the heart contracts and pumps biood
into the arteries. Diastoiic pressure is the pressure exerted when the heart
expands, or reiaxes. When you or your doctor take your biood pressure,
both your systoiic and diastoiic pressures are measured, if your biood
pressure measurement is 120 over 80 (120/80), for exampie, your systoiic
pressure is 120 whiie your diastoiic pressure is 80.
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