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A&D Medical UB-512 manual

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    B i l i n g u a l I n s t r u c t i o n G u i d e – M O D E L U B - 5 1 2 E n g l i s h • E s p a ñ o l D ual M eMor y W rist Bl oo d Pr es su r e Mon i to r[...]

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    ¡IMPORT ANTE! Si Necesita Ayuda Para Operar Su Monitor ¡Nosotros Le A yudaremos! Llámenos PRIMERO antes de contactarse con su vendedor Línea de salud de LifeSource 1- 888 - 72 6-9 966 - gr a ti s en EE .UU . Un representante especializado le asistirá.[...]

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    Plea se r ead this imp ort ant in form ati on bef or e usin g your monit or . ☞ Plea se r eme mber that on ly a medi cal pract itio ner is quali fie d to inte rpr et your blood pre ssu re measu re men ts. Us e of this devic e shou ld not rep lac e re gul ar med ical exami nat ions . ☞ Have your ph ysic ian rev iew yo ur pr oce dur e for using t[...]

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    Fast. Easy. Accurate. Congratulations on purchasing a state-of-the-art LifeSource ® blood pressure monitor—one of the most technologically advanced monitors available today. Designed for ease of use and accuracy, this monitor will facilitate your daily blood pressure regimen. P h y s i ci an s a g r e e t h a t d a i l y s e l f - m o n i t o r [...]

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    E - 1 ? WHA T DISPLA Y SYMBOLS MEAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E-2 MONITOR COMPONENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-3 HOW UB-512 WORKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-4 BEFORE YOU ST ART . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-4 T AKI[...]

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    E- 2 ? WHA T DISPLA Y SYMBO LS MEAN ? Display Symbol 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 err CUf p-3 1932-1AIc UA787EXC•06 illust•03,12p symbols.FH7 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 err CUf p-3 1932-1AIc UA787EXC•06 illust•03,12p symbols.FH7 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 err CUf p-3 1932-1AIc UA7[...]

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    E - 3 2 1 2 1 CASE AAA BATTERIES MONIT OR COMPONEN TS ? ? BA TTERY HOLDER COVER ST ART BUTTONS CUFF SYSTOLIC PRESSURE DIASTOLIC PRESSURE CUFF INFLA TION METER PRESSURE RA TING INDICA TOR PULSE RA TE In Canada - Auto Control Medical (Toll-Free): 1-800-461-0991[...]

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    E- 4 The UB -512 pro vid es acc urat e re adin gs on wr ists with a cir cumfer ence betw een 5.3" and 8.5 " (13. 5 cm and 21 .5 cm) . The un it r equi re s two "A AA" (1 .5 vol t) bat teri es to op erat e (alk ali ne bat teri es re com mend ed) . T o instal l batt erie s (or to rep lace when "Lo w Batt ery " symb ol ap[...]

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    E - 5 The UB -512 has sev eral modes avail abl e to fit yo ur blo od pr ess ur e moni tor ing need s. Norm al Mea sur emen t with Readi ngs Store d in Memo ry Pr ess the ST AR T 1 or ST ART 2 butto n. Y our blood pre ssu re is measu r ed and the re adi ng is sto re d into memor y . Each ST AR T butt on can stor e up to 50 r ead ing s in memo ry . R[...]

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    E- 6 T AKING YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE Tips for Blo od Pre ssur e Moni tor ing: ☞ Relax for about 5 minutes before measurement. ☞ Do not smoke or ingest caffeine at least 30 minutes prior to measurement. ☞ Remove constricting clothing and place cuff on bar e arm. ☞ Unless your physician recommends otherwise, use left arm to measure pr essur e. ?[...]

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    E - 7 SYSTOLIC DIASTOLIC PULSE 5 . Pr ess the ST AR T 1 or ST ART 2 butto n. Y our avera ge blo od pr ess ur e re adin g will appea r with the num ber of measu re men ts stor ed in memor y (i.e . A25 = tot al of 25 measu re ment s stor ed in memo ry) . As the cuff pre ssu rize s, mea sur em ent wi ll beg in and the Cu ff Infla tio n Mete r will sho[...]

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    E- 8 WH A T I S A N IR R EG ULA R HE A RT BEA T The UB -512 Blood Pre ssu re Monit or pr ovi des a blood pr es sur e and pulse rate meas ur eme nt eve n when an irr egu lar he artb eat occur s. The Irr egul ar Hea rtb eat symb ol wi ll app ear in the disp lay windo w in the ev ent an Irr egul ar Hear tbe at has occur ed during measu re men t. An ir[...]

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    E - 9 The UB -512 pro vid es an ave rag e bloo d pre ssu re rea din g base d on the total measu re men ts sto re d in memo ry . When tak ing a meas ur eme nt, the aver age blood pres sur e r eading will app ear and the nu mber of meas ur eme nts st or ed in mem ory will fla sh sev era l time s befo r e the cuf f b egi ns to inf lat e. The avera ge [...]

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    E- 1 0 ABOUT M EMOR Y The me mory funct ion on the UB- 512 bl ood pr essur e moni tor is desig ned for two or mor e peo ple . For eac h ST AR T butt on, th e moni tor ca n stor e up to 50 rea din gs in mem ory . T o k eep track of pre vio us mea sur eme nts accur atel y , we reco mmen d that you use the same ST AR T button ea ch tim e you tak e a b[...]

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    E - 1 1 What Is Blood Pressure? Bloo d pr ess ur e is the fo rc e exer ted by blood again st the walls of the art eri es. Syst oli c pr essu re occur s when the hea rt con trac ts; diast olic pre ssu re occur s when the he art ex pand s. Blo od pr es sur e is mea sur ed in millim ete rs of mer cury (mmH g). What Affects Blood Pressure? Bloo d pr es[...]

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    E- 1 2 ABOUT BLOO D PRE SSURE gre ater th an or equa l to gre ater th an or equa l to gre ater th an or equa l to gre ater th an or equa l to LifeSource Health Line (T oll-Free): 1-888-726-9966 Asses si ng Hi gh Blo od Press ur e for Ad ult s The fo llow ing stand ar ds for asses sin g high blood pres sur e ( wit hout reg ar d to age or gen der) ha[...]

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    E - 1 3 What Is Hypertension? Hype rte nsio n (hig h bloo d pr ess ur e) is the diagn osi s give n when rea ding s cons is- tent ly ris e abov e norm al. It is well known that hyp ert ensi on can lead to str oke, hear t atta ck or ot her il lnes s if lef t untr eated. Re ferr ed to as a “sile nt kil ler” becau se it doe s not alw ays pro duce s[...]

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    E- 1 4 ABOUT BLOO D PRE SSURE Answers to Why Y our Readings are Different Between Home and at the Doctor’s Office Why ar e my read ing s diff eren t betw een home and at a docto r’s offic e? Y our bloo d pr ess ur e re adin gs tak en in a doc tor ’ s off ice or hospi tal setti ng may be elev ate d as a re sult of appr eh ensi on and anxie ty [...]

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    E - 1 5 Establishing Baseline Measurements The mo st imp orta nt met hod to get an acc ura te blo od pr ess ur e meas ur eme nt is cons ist ency . T o get the mos t bene fit out of you r moni tor , it is impor tan t to esta bli sh a “bas eli ne mea sur em ent. ” This helps build a found atio n of meas ur eme nts that you can use to compa re aga[...]

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    E- 1 6 TROUB LESHO OTING Corrective action Repl ace all batte ries with new ones. Alka line batter ies r eco mmen ded. Rein stal l the bat teri es with negat ive and pos itiv e term inal s match ing th ose indi cate d in the bat tery compa rtme nt. Repl ace all batte ries with new ones. Alka line batter ies r eco mmen ded. Fast en the cu ff corr ec[...]

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    E - 1 7 Mode l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UB- 512 T ype . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Osc ill omet ric Disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Di git al, 10 /7-m m char act er hei ght, Pr ess ur e/Pu lse displ ayed simul t[...]

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    E- 1 8 CONT ACT INFORMA TION Our pr oducts ar e d esi gned and man ufac tur ed using the late st sci ent ific and tec hno- logi cal metho ds, an d of fer ac cura te, easy to us e, hom e moni tori ng and tre atme nt opti ons . Our ful l pr odu ct lin e incl udes : Digital Blood Pressure Monitors Manual Blood Pressure Kits Blood Pressure Cuffs Stetho[...]

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    A divi sion of A&D Eng ine erin g, Inc . 1756 Autom ati on Par kway San Jo se, CA 95131 www. Lif eSou rce Onli ne. com Pre ssur e Rati ng Indi cator is a tradem ark and LifeSo urc e is a regi ster ed tra dema rk of A&D M edic al. Pr essu re Rat ing Ind icato r is pate nt pend ing. ©2008 A& D Medic al. All rig hts r eserv ed. Speci fica[...]