Beurer BM70: 7. Cleaning and storing the instrument 8. Rectifying faults 6. Saving, retrieving and deleting results

If the following measurement shows a lack of stability again,

You can display the memory as follows:

repeat the measurement after another period of rest. In case of

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Press the

user selection button

to select a memory zone,

further unstable measurements, identify these measurements

and press the M key to switch from memory to memory with

as they were taken when the circulatory system had not be suf-

sequence numbers.

ficiently rested.

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The average value of the last three measurements is

In this case, inner unrest of the nervous system could be the

displayed first.

cause, which cannot be cured by brief periods of rest. Devel-

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Continue pressing the memory button to recall other indi-

oping cardiac arrhythmia can also prevent stable blood pres-

vidual measurement results - the first result to appear is that

sure measurements.

of the most recent value measured.

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Press the On/Off switch to turn the unit off.

A lack of resting blood pressure can have various causes, such

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If you forget to switch off the computer, it will switch off auto-

as physical or mental strain or distraction and speaking or

matically after 1 minute.

experiencing heart rhythmic disturbance during the measure-

ment.

Press the

user selection button

to select a memory zone,

then press and hold the M key for approximately 5-seconds to

In an overwhelming number of cases, the HSD diagnosis will

clear the data in the pre-designated memory zone.

give a very good guide as to whether the circulatory system is

rested when taking the measurement. Certain patients suffer-

7. Cleaning and storing the instrument

ing from cardiac arrhythmia or chronic mental conditions can

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Clean your device and cuff carefully only with a slightly mois-

remain haemodynamically unstable in the long-term, some-

tened cloth.

thing which persists even after repeated periods of rest. The

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Do not use detergents or solvents.

precision of the results of the resting blood pressure is reduced

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On no account must you immerse the computer in water,

in these users. Like any medical measurement method, the

otherwise liquid can enter it and cause demage.

precision of the HSD diagnosis is limited and can lead to incor-

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When storing the device, make sure that no heavy objects

rect results in some cases. The blood pressure measurements

are placed on top of it. Remove the batteries. The cuff tube

taken when the circulatory system was at rest represent par-

should not have any sharp kinks.

ticularly reliable results.

8. Rectifying faults

6. Saving, retrieving and deleting results

Error messages can occur when

The computer automatically saves the blood pressure readings

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measurement error ( appears in the display),

of the last 60 measurements. When the 60 memory locations

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you move or talk during the measurement ( appears in the

are exceeded, the current oldest value is deleted.

display),

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