How To Choose A Blood Pressure Monitor That Suits You

Can digital blood pressure monitors be used safely?

---- Let's talk about how to select a suitable electronic blood pressure monitor from the following aspects.

(1) Relationship between digital sphygmomanometer and medical mercury sphygmomanometer.

People often conclude that digital blood pressure monitors are accurate or inaccurate after comparing them with mercury column blood pressure monitors. Scientifically speaking, the blood pressure measurement results of qualified digital bp monitors and mercury column monitors are consistent and can be used safely. This is because the digital bp monitor uses the auscultation method of a mercury column monitor to measure blood pressure as the reference standard.

(2)Digital blood pressure monitors are not suitable for everyone

It should be said that the digital bp monitor currently sold on the market are basically qualified and can measure blood pressure more accurately. However, when making the choice, it should be noted that different types and brands of digital monitors have different measurement ranges and applicability to the patient population. The blood pressure value measured by the digital type is accurate only within the allowable blood pressure measurement range and the applicable patient population. If it exceeds the applicable range of the digital bp monitor, the blood pressure measurement will be inaccurate or may not be measured.

(3) Types of digital blood pressure monitors

Digital blood pressure monitors are divided into arm type and wrist type. When choosing a blood pressure monitor, these two different types should be considered based on the intended population.

Suggestion

Home blood pressure measurement is simple and easy, and has become an important means of diagnosing hypertension and evaluating the effectiveness of treatment.

It is recommended to use an upper arm type household automatic electronic blood pressure monitor. When measuring blood pressure yourself, pls stay in a room with a suitable temperature. Sit in the correct posture, with your body straight, and the cuff wrapped around the middle of your upper arm, 2-3 cm away from the armpit, with the cuff at the same level as your heart. When measuring, do not let rolled-up clothes enter the cuff, and the outlet of the connecting tube should be aligned with the little finger on the palm.

Patients with unstable blood pressure should have their blood pressure measured at least twice a day, before going to bed and in the early morning; patients with stable blood pressure should have their blood pressure measured at least once a week.

How to choose a blood pressure monitor that suits you.

The World Health Organization sets the standard for high blood pressure as: normal adults are 140/90mmHg or below, high blood pressure is 160/95mmHg or above, and borderline hypertension is between the above two. If the blood pressure measured before getting up in the morning exceeds 160/95mmHg for three consecutive days, it can be diagnosed as hypertension, but it cannot be equated with hypertension.

According to age groups, the reference values of average normal blood pressure in our country (mmHg) are as follows:

16-20 years old: male 115/73mmHg, female 110/70mmHg

21-25 years old: male 115/73mmHg, female 110/71mmHg

26-30 years old: male 115/75mmHg, female 112/73mmHg

31-35 years old: male 117/76mmHg, female 114/74mmHg

36-40 years old: male 120/80 mmHg, female 116/77mmHg

41-45 years old: male 124/81mmHg, female 122/78mmHg

46-50 years old: male 128/82mmHg, female 128/79mmHg

51-55 years old: male 134/84mmHg, female 134/80mmHg

56-60 years old: male 137/84mmHg, female 139/82mmHg

61-65 years old: male 148/86mmHg, female 145/83mmHg