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It is important to consult your doctor regularly for advice. Your
doctor will tell you your individual values for normal blood
pressure as well as the value above which your blood pressure
is classified as dangerous.
The classification on the display and the scale on the unit
show which category the recorded blood pressure values fall
into. If the values of systole and diastole fall into two different
WHO categories (e.g. systole in the 'High normal' category and
diastole in the 'Normal' category), the graphical WHO classifi-
cation on the device always shows the higher category; for the
example given this would be 'High normal'.
Blood pressure
value category
Systole
(in mmHg)
Diastole
(in mmHg) Action
Grade 3:
severe hyper-
tension
≥ 180 ≥ 110
seek medical at-
tention
Grade 2:
moderate hyper-
tension
160 – 179 100 – 109
seek medical at-
tention
Grade 1:
mild hyperten-
sion
140 – 159 90 – 99
regular monitoring
by doctor
High normal 130 – 139 85 – 89
regular monitoring
by doctor
Normal 120 – 129 80 – 84 self-monitoring
Optimal < 120 < 80 self-monitoring
Source: WHO, 1999 (World Health Organization)
Resting indicator measurement (using HSD diagnostics)
The most frequent error made when measuring blood pressure
is taking the measurement when not at rest (haemodynamic
stability), which means that both the systolic and the diastolic
blood pressures are incorrect in this case. While measuring the
blood pressure, the device automatically determines whether
you are at rest or not. If there is no indication that the circula-
tory system is not sufficiently at rest, the symbol (haemo-
dynamic stability) lights up green and the measurement can be
recorded as a reliable blood pressure at rest value.
GREEN: haemodynamically stable
Measurement of the systolic and diastolic pressure is increa-
sed when the circulatory system is sufficiently at rest and is a
very reliable indicator of resting blood pressure.
However, if there is an indication that the circulatory system
is not sufficiently at rest (haemodynamic instability), the
symbol lights up red.
In this case, the measurement should be repeated after a pe-
riod of physical and mental rest. The blood pressure measure-
ment must be taken when the patient is physically and mental-
ly rested, as it will be the basis for a diagnosis and regulation of
the patient’s medical treatment.
RED: lack of haemodynamic stability
It is very probable that the systolic and diastolic blood pres-
sures have not been measured whilst the patient is at rest and
the resting blood pressure measurement has therefore been
distorted.
Repeat the measurement after a rest and relaxation period of
at least five minutes. Go to a sufficiently quiet and comfortable