Beurer BC 40: Blood pressure value category Systole (in mmHg) Diastole (in mmHg) Action 6. Saving, displaying and deleting measurements

Blood pressure value category Systole (in mmHg) Diastole (in mmHg) Action

Setting 3: severe hypertension ≥180 ≥110 seek medical attention

Setting 2: moderate hypertension 160-179 100-109 seek medical attention

Setting 1: mild hypertension 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

However, these standard values serve only as a general

6. Saving, displaying and deleting

guideline, as the individual blood pressure varies in different

measurements

people and different age groups etc.

The results of every successful measurement are stored

It is important to consult your doctor regularly for advice.

together with the date and time. If there are more than 60

Your doctor will tell you your individual values for normal

measurements, the oldest measurements are lost.

blood pressure as well as the value above which your blood

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To access the memory recall mode, press the

pressure is classified as dangerous.

memory button M.

The bar chart on the display and the scale on the unit show

which category the recorded blood pressure values fall into.

Your last measurement will appear on the display.

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

classification on the unit always shows the higher category;

for the example given this would be ‘High normal’.

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