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BP-1MY BP-1MY-1
GETTING ACQUAINTED KEEPING ATTUNED TO YOUR BLOOD
PRESSURE LEVELS
Thank you for purchasing this CASIO product. Be sure you read this
User’s Guide before trying to operate it. To ensure your personal safety,
Your blood pressure is like a constant message from your body.
make you pay particular attention to the section titled “SAFETY
Monitoring your blood pressure provides you with vital feedback about
PRECAUTIONS”.
your current physical condition. High blood pressure, for example,
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BP-1MY-2 • Your blood pressure fluctuates throughout the day. Normally, it is at its • When diastolic blood pressure is up to 90mmHg, systolic blood highest shortly after you awake in the morning, and it reaches its pressure greater than 140mmHg is classified as Isolated Systolic lowest level some time while you are asleep. A fluctuation between Hypertension, while systolic blood pressure within the range of 140 to maximum and minimum systolic blood pressure levels of about 149mmHg is classified
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BP-1MY-3 Why are values produced by readings I take at home GENERAL GUIDE different from values produced when my doctor takes readings? 1 Infrared Port Slight tension caused by a visit to the doctor or a hospital can cause 2 Switch blood pressure readings taken there to be a bit higher. This, of course, assumes that you are following the correct procedures when taking your readings at home. 3 Button It could be due to a condition called “white-coat hypertension.” “White-coat hypertension” is a
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BP-1MY-4 # Slide the battery compartment cover back into place to close it. Sample Displays • If display contents appear abnormal after you load batteries, remove the batteries, wait for about two or three seconds, and then kPa Diastolic Blood Pressure reload them. AFFIXING THE CUFF TO YOUR ARM Systolic Blood Pressure Pulse Rate • Affix the cuff to your arm so it is in contact with bare skin. • If you are wearing clothing made of thick material (such as a sweater), it is better to remove the thi
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BP-1MY-5 @ Press the button to turn on the Base Unit. $ With your hand open and the palm facing upwards, place your elbow • Release the button right away after you depress it. Do not on a table or other surface so the center of the cuff is at about height hold the button down for more than about a second. as your heart. • Pressing the button again turns off power. All segments appear momentarily. Center of cuff • If the center of the cuff is too low, try putting a towel or cushion Pressure z
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BP-1MY-6 Stopping a Measurement PRECAUTIONS DURING USE To stop an ongoing measurement operation, press the button. This causes the Base Unit to deflate the cuff and then go into standby. • Do not leave the Base Unit in areas exposed to direct sunlight or near Pressing the button also causes the Base Unit to deflate the cuff a heater. and turn off. • Do not expose the Base Unit to severe vibration or impact. • To clean the exterior of the Base Unit, wipe it with a dry cloth or with a Recording
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BP-1MY-7 Make extra copies for future use. Blood Pressure Record Date 123 4 5678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Name: Time Date: 250 240 Notes: 230 220 210 200 190 180 170 160 150 140 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 Example 40 Pulse Systolic Notes Values Diastolic Values Blood Pressure Record Date 123 45678 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Name: Time Date: 33.0 32.0 Notes: 31.0 30.0 29.0 28.0 27.0 26.0
