How To Measure Blood Pressure At Home With A Blood Pressure monitor?

High blood pressure or hypertension is a common medical condition affecting almost everyone after a certain age. And there are many reasons for hypertension. For example, it could be in your family history or an underlying condition like a kidney problem. The first thing you should do after being diagnosed with hypertension is to buy the best blood pressure monitor in Australia from MedicMall Marketplace.

Understand Blood Pressure Measurement

Blood pressure (BP) is measured in millimetres of mercury (mmHg) and recorded as systolic and diastolic.

Systolic pressure – the pressure generated when the heart pumps the blood

Diastolic pressure – the pressure released when your heart rests between the beats

The difference between systolic and diastolic pressure, overall blood pressure is divided into the following categories:

Normal: Systolic 120 and Diastolic 80

Prehypertension: Systolic 120-139 and Diastolic 80-89

Stage 1 Hypertension: Systolic 140-159 and Diastolic 90-99

Stage 2 Hypertension: Systolic 160 and Diastolic 100

Hypertensive Crisis: Systolic 180 and Diastolic 110

People suffering from hypertension are advised to buy sphygmomanometers online from MedicMall Marketplace because monitoring BP is the best way to prevent it from shooting. And you can easily monitor your BP at home. Also, you can take readings to know whether your BP is fluctuating. A general practitioner can determine your overall medical condition and prescribe medications along with precautionary measures.

How To Use A BP Monitor?

A blood pressure monitoring machine contains a cuff, a pressure gauge, a rubber tube, and a bulb to create pressure. Or you can buy a digital BP monitor that only takes readings automatically. Also, it can store readings for medical purposes.

Steps For Using A BP Monitor

First: Sit on a table or bed where you can rest your hand for BP monitoring. Keep your hand straight and rested for accurate BP readings.

Second: Wear the cuff on your arm and secure it in its place. Since most cuffs come with Velcro, you won’t have any difficulty wearing the cuff. The bottom edge of the cuff should be just above the elbow.

Third: Slip a stethoscope under the cuff just above your arm to listen to your heartbeat.

Fourth: Check that the cuff is perfectly snug so that you can get a correct reading. You should know that too tight or too loose a cuff won’t give an accurate reading.

Fifth: Connect the cuff to the meter gauge via a rubber tube provided by the machine and place the pressure gauge on the table or bed.

Sixth: Hold the rubber bulb with another hand and tighten the metal valve to create pressure on the arm. Keep pumping the bulb until the needle on the meter gauge touches 180mmHG.

Seventh: Release the pressure by gently turning the value counter-clockwise and hearing the sound of the blood thumping against your artery. Set your eyes on the meter gauge to take readings.

Systolic Pressure: The number where you hear the first thump is your systolic pressure.

Diastolic Pressure: The number where you find silence is your diastolic pressure.

But there is little to worry about using a stethoscope for taking your BP reading as you can miss the correct reading so it may require pressure repeatedly. You can buy a digital BP recorder that is convenient to use. Visit the MedicMall Marketplace where you can check sphygmomanometers for sale and buy the best.

SPHYGMO OMRON DIGITAL AUTO (HEM7121) EA is a digital BP monitor and recorder. It comes along with a digital monitor, a cuff, and a rubber tube. Here you only need to wear the cuff, sit back, and relax the rest will be done by the monitor. Also, it is easier to check systolic/diastolic pressure on the monitor where you can see systolic/diastolic pressure, pulse rate, and date and time of the reading. For better monitoring, you can save the reading.

If you want better monitoring of your BP, you can buy ambulatory blood pressure monitor online from MedicMall Marketplace. This BP monitor is different from a sphygmomanometer. An ambulatory machine is worn for some time to record blood pressure fluctuations during that period. And you can wear it under your clothes and keep doing your work. The machine will take BP reading every half hour and record the readings.

Take the ambulatory machine out to check the readings after a certain period like 24 hours. The readings will show your blood pressure over some time. Depending on the readings, your physician could diagnose the stage of your hypertension and prescribe medicines.

Who Needs An Ambulatory BP Monitoring Machine?

An ambulatory blood pressure monitor is used for determining the efficacy of a treatment plan. If your physician feels that you need a better treatment plan, the doctor will suggest wearing an ambulatory machine to take multiple readings of your BP. These readings will show how your blood pressure fluctuates during working and resting hours. It will help find a better treatment plan.

What Is The Cost Of A BP Monitor?

At MedicMall Marketplace, you can buy an SPHYGMO ANEROID C/W VELCRO CUFF & CASE at $40.66. This machine is a set of Velcro cuffs and cases but, it is quite useful for those who need a machine that is easy to carry. But a digital BP monitor will cost you $134.43.

MedicMall Marketplace offers you the best blood pressure monitor in Australia in terms of product quality and price. It has all types of BP monitors from sphygmomanometers to ambulatory BP monitors.