Blood Pressure Armband Monitor

Product Description

If you have high blood pressure (hypertension), your doctor may ask you to wear the Blood Pressure Armband Monitor. It's a small machine, about the size of a portable radio. You wear it on your belt for 24 hours. Blood pressure cuffs can be worn under clothing and hidden from view. The Blood Pressure Armband Monitor records your blood pressure approximately every 30 minutes throughout the day. The information collected can help your doctor know if your blood pressure treatment is working.

Working principle

The Blood Pressure Armband attached to the monitor automatically checks your blood pressure approximately every 30 minutes. This includes while you are sleeping. You will also be asked to record your day's activities. This gives your doctor information about when you are active and when you are resting. After 24 hours of monitoring, you will bring the machine and your diary to the doctor's office. Blood pressure information is transmitted from the monitor to the computer. Your doctor will review this information with you and decide if your treatment plan is working or if you need to make changes.

Wearing the Blood Pressure Armband Monitor is:

You have "borderline" high blood pressure.

You and your doctor cannot control your blood pressure.

You have blood pressure problems caused by other medicines.

You changed your medicine.

You are pregnant and have high blood pressure.

You have a fainting spell.

When you're at the doctor's office, a monitor can help your doctor determine if you're a person with only high blood pressure. This is called "white coat hypertension". It's so called because your blood pressure rises when you're nervous or afraid of a medical environment. If you have this type of high blood pressure, you may not need blood pressure medication.