Sunbeam HEALTH AT HOME 7623 User Manual download pdf (Page 9)

What is High Blood Pressure?

Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a condition where an individual’s

blood pressure remains high over a long period of time. Untreated,

hypertension can cause many serious medical problems including strokes and

heart attacks. To control hypertension, the American Heart Association

recommends that you not smoke, reduce fat and salt intake, maintain proper

weight, exercise, and get regular physical checkups.

Why is it Important to Measure your

Blood Pressure at Home?

Having your blood pressure taken at the doctors office may cause the patient to

become nervous, thus artificially raising the individual’s reading. Taking your

own blood pressure reading at home can eliminate this source of inaccuracy.

Having the capability to measure blood pressure at home provides a good way

to determine one’s fundamental blood pressure. This is defined as the first

blood pressure reading upon waking, before taking any food or drink.

Take your blood pressure every day. Make a log of your daily readings. When

used as a supplement to a doctors readings, this information will help you gain

a greater understanding of your blood pressure and the factors that

affect it.

Blood Pressure Classifications

Standards for assessment of high blood pressure, without regard to age,

have been established by the World Health Organization (WHO), as

shown in this chart

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