BPM1KTLTrainingManual
Pleasereviewandrefertothistrainingmanualgivingyouall
theinformationbehindKinetikBloodPressureMonitor,the
technologyituses,andwhoisbehindit.Thisissoallcustomer
questionscanbeanswered.
WhatistheBPM1KTL?
TheBPM1KTLisanelectronicbloodpressuremonitor(also
known
asasphygmomanometer),amedicaldevicethatis
usedtomeasurearterialbloodpressure.TheBPM1KTL
comprisesofamainunitthathousesthebattery,control
panelandLCD,thisconnectstotheuserthroughacuffthatis
wrappedaroundtheupperarm.TheBPM1KTListhefirst
ever‘Traffic
Light’typeBloodPressureMonitortobetested
andapprovedbytheBritishHypertensionSociety.
WhatisHypertension?
Hypertension (or High Blood Pressure) isachronicmedical
conditioninwhichthearterialbloodpressureiselevated.
Persistenthypertensionisoneoftheriskfactorsforstroke,
heartfailureandisaleadingcauseofchronickidneyfailure.
Evenamoderateelevationofbloodpressurecanleadto
shortenedlifeexpectancy.Sincehypertensioniscommonly
asymptomaticorclinicallysilent(i.e.nonoticeable
symptoms),isoftenreferredtoasa‘silentkiller’.Asmanyas
1in4adultshavehypertensionwithoutknowingit.Assuchit
isimportantthatbloodpressureismonitoredonaregular
basis.
BPM1KTLTrainingManual
Q.Doestakingameasurementhurt?
A.No,althoughsomeslightdiscomfortmaybefeltasthecuff
inflates.
Q.Aretheyanyrisksfromover‐use?
A.Bloodpressureshouldbemonitoredatleastonceaday.It
isrecommendedtowaitatleast60minutesbetween
readings.
Q.Whataretheadvantagesofthe
BPM1KTL?
A.Itisveryaccurate,premiumbloodpressuremonitorthatis
capableofmeasuringandclassifyingbloodpressureina
simpleandreliableway.Itisalsoabletonotifytheuserif
irregularheartbeatsaredetectedduringameasurement.
Q.DoestheKinetikBPM1KTLrunoffthemains
orfrom
batteries?
A.Itrunsonbatteries(4xAAA).