Samsung Healthy Living BD-3000S Owner's Manual

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this mystery that hypertension has been named “the silent killer.”Don’t let it sneak up on you! Start monitoring your blood pressureevery day with your new Healthy Living monitor.Why Is It Important To Control My Blood Pressure?Left uncontrolled, hypertension can place an incredible amountof stress on your heart and arteries, both of which becomeforced to work harder to keep blood flowing in a healthy mannerthroughout the body. Over time, this stress may result in healthproblems including over-enlargement of the heart, loss of elas-ticity of the arteries, heart disease, stroke and even death.Making some simple lifestyle changes now may help you to stayhealthy in the future.Healthy Living blood pressure monitors are convenient for homeuse. They are noninvasive, meaning no part of the monitor entersyour body, and provide systolic, diastolic and pulse measurements.Healthy Living monitors are recommended for use by people overthe age of 18 and are not suitable for clinical use.9Healthy Living monitors measure blood pressure and pulse byusing what’s called an oscillometric method, meaning they mea-sure the fluctuations in pressure. This is done by first wrappinga fitted cuff around the upper arm. The monitor then automati-cally fills the cuff with air creating pressure around the arteriesinside of the arm. Mounted inside of the cuff is a special gaugethat is capable of sensing the small oscillations (fluctuations) inpressure. These fluctuations are produced as a result of the pres-sure the cuff has placed around the arm and are, in a basic sense,the arteries contracting (getting larger and smaller) with eachheart beat. The monitor then measures how high and how quick-ly these contractions occur and converts that information into adigital value. A special valve, called an electrode, deflates themonitor automatically when the measurement is complete.Measurement MethodMeasurement Method8Commonly Asked QuestionsAbout Blood PressureCommonly Asked Questions About Blood Pressure/Intended UseIntended Use