How to choose a good blood pressure monitor

 When choosing a home tonometer, you need to take into account many nuances, including the age of the user, his state of health, the size of the cuff and others, the doctors said. Gazeta.Ru has found out what to look for when buying a device.

There are three types of blood pressure monitors: mechanical or manual, semi-mechanical and automatic. tc bolts

Hand-held blood pressure monitors are considered the most accurate, but they have one serious drawback that will make it difficult for an ordinary user to use it at home.

Such blood pressure monitors do not measure blood pressure, but show its level in the cuff. There should be a doctor nearby who can correctly measure and record the pressure using a phonendoscope.

Automatic and semi-automatic blood pressure monitors measure blood pressure themselves and show the result to the user, so they are quite suitable for everyday home use.  healthnutritionhints

Tonometer cuffs can be of two types: shoulder and wrist. For regular measurements, it is better to choose the shoulder measurements, as the wrist measurements may be less accurate. However, they have their own plus - such a tonometer can be taken with you on trips. In addition, it is suitable for overweight people who cannot find the right cuff size.

“Unfortunately, the indicators of the wrist devices are not accurate enough, since their main purpose is to record significant deviations in blood pressure. When measuring blood pressure, it is important that the cuff is at the same level as the heart. For wrist models, the position of the cuff is not at the level of the heart, so the measurement will not be so accurate, ”said Sergei Panov , head of the telemedicine service of the Doctor Ryad digital medical service, a physician and cardiologist, to Gazeta.Ru .

Tonometers can support dual and triple pressure measurement technology. They allow you to get the most accurate result. For example, 3Check [triple measurement] technology automatically takes three measurements in a row without removing the cuff. The device analyzes all three results and gives final readings.   techiescity

Age and health

Elina Sharifullina, Chief Researcher of the Ornament Preventive Medicine Application, noted that the age of the user should be taken into account when choosing a tonometer.

“For an elderly person who measures his own blood pressure, it is better to choose electronic automatic blood pressure monitors. But it's important to remember that they are ultra-sensitive and react to movement, clothing interference, and so on. It is also better not to use a tonometer on the wrist after 50 years, since the arteries on the hand are not so sensitive and elastic, and errors in the readings are likely to be possible. A  healthbeautystudio

in people with severe vascular atherosclerosis, wrist tonometers are generally useless, ”Sharifullina said.

Users with high blood pressure should be especially careful when choosing a tonometer.

“It is better to choose an automatic tonometer with a switch that sets the maximum possible measured pressure: from 200 to 240. Since if a person's pressure is higher than the capabilities of the tonometer, he will reset the data. And if you set the maximum allowable value - 240, then the pressure will be calculated correctly. This does not apply to mechanical blood pressure monitors, ”explained Alevtina Fedina, therapist and medical director of the Checkme health management service.  techgeeksblogger

Additional features

Some blood pressure monitors have additional functions, for example, they can show the heart rate. In addition, electronic models can memorize the results of the last measurements. This is important if the user needs to monitor their condition on a daily basis.

Also, the tonometer can save the results of two users separately. In addition, there are models with voice prompts. They may be suitable for older people who have vision problems.  hollyhealthfitness

 

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