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    1 D elu xe O ne T Ouch D igi Tal W risT Bl oo d Pr es su re Mon it or 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 2 1 E n g l i s h • E s p a ñ o l[...]

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    Ple ase r ea d this impor tan t info rma tio n befo r e usin g your monit or . ☞  Ple ase r em embe r tha t only a medic al pra cti tion er is quali fie d to int erpr e t your bloo d pr essu r e meas ur em ents . Use of this de vic e sho uld no t re pla ce r egu lar me dic al exa min ati ons. ☞  Hav e your physi cia n re vie w your pro ce[...]

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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. Physicians agree that daily self-monitoring of blood pressure is an imp[...]

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    E - 1 ? WHA T DISPLA Y SYMBOLS MEAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E-2 MONITOR COMPONENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-3 HOW UB-521 WORKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-4 BEFORE YOU START . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-4 T AKIN[...]

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    LifeSource Health Line (T oll-Free): 1-888-726-9966 E - 2 WH A T D IS PL A Y S YMB OL S ME AN Display Symbol Condition/C ause Recommended Action The sym bol sho wn whil e meas ure ment is in pro gre ss. It blin ks whil e detec ting th e pulse . Meas ure ment is in pro gre ss, rem ain as still as po ssib le. An irr egular hea rtbe at or body move me[...]

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    E - 3 CASE (1.5V) AAA BATTERIES MO NI TOR COMP ON EN TS BA TTERY HOLDER COVER CUFF SYSTOLIC PRESSURE DIASTOLIC PRESSURE CUFF INFLA TION METER PRESSURE RA TING INDICA TOR PULSE RATE HEART MARK ST ART BUTTON DISPLA Y SCREEN DISPLA Y SCREEN MEMORY BA TTERY INDICA TOR IRREGULAR HEARTBEA T DETECTOR[...]

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    LifeSource Health Line (T oll-Free): 1-888-726-9966 E - 4 The UB-52 1 pr ovi des accur ate rea din gs on wri sts with a circ umf er ence bet ween 5.3" and 8.5 " (13. 5 cm and 21.5 cm ). The unit r equir es two "AA A" (1. 5 volt ) bat ter ies to opera te (al kaline bat teri es rec omme nded). T o inst all ba tte rie s (or to r ep[...]

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    E - 5 T AK IN G Y O UR B LOOD PR ES SU RE Tip s for Blo od Press ure Monit ori ng: ☞ 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 bare wrist. ☞ Unless your physician recommends otherwise, use left arm to measure p[...]

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    LifeSource Health Line (T oll-Free): 1-888-726-9966 E - 6 6 . As the cuf f is infla tin g, the will ap pear to ind icat e tha t the mea sur ement is in pr ogr ess. Th e moni tor meas ur es you r blo od pr essur e while th e cuf f is infla ting , so r emain st ill. Once the pul se is det ecte d, the symb ol will fla sh wit h eac h puls e bea t. 7 . [...]

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    E - 7 WH A T I S AN I RR EG UL AR HEA R TB EA T The UB-52 1 Bloo d Pr essur e Monit or pr ovides a blood pr ess ur e and pulse rat e meas ur ement ev en whe n an irr egula r hea rtb eat occur s. The Irr egular Hea rtbe at symbo l will ap pear in the displ ay win dow in the eve nt an Irr egul ar Hea rtb eat has occu rred durin g mea sur ement . An i[...]

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    LifeSource Health Line (T oll-Free): 1-888-726-9966 E - 8 The UB-52 1 pr ovi des an avera ge blood pre ssur e rea ding bas ed on the tota l meas urem ent s stor ed in mem ory . Whe n tak ing a mea sure men t, the avera ge blood pre ssur e rea ding wil l appe ar and the num ber of meas ur ements stor ed in mem ory wi ll fla sh sever al tim es bef or[...]

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    E - 9 AB OU T ME MO RY The UB-52 1 auto matica lly stor es up to (90) blood pr ess ur e and pulse mea sur ement s in its memor y . Measu reme nts stor ed in memo ry ar e ass igne d an in dex nu mbe r in the or der of the newe st to th e olde st. The old est r eadin g disp lay s as "n01 ". To ret rieve rea dings, foll ow the se sim ple ste[...]

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    LifeSource Health Line (T oll-Free): 1-888-726-9966 E - 1 0 What Is Blood Pressure? Blo od pr essur e is the for ce exer ted by blood agai nst the wall s of th e art erie s. Systo lic pre ssur e occur s whe n the he art contr act s; dia sto lic pr essur e occurs when the hea rt exp and s. Blo od pr essur e is measu red in mil lime ters of mer cury [...]

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    E - 1 1 ABOUT BLOOD PRESS URE Asses sing Hi gh Blo od Press ure for Adu lts The follo win g stan dar ds for ass essing high bl ood pre ssu re (with out r egar d to age or ge nde r) hav e been esta bli shed as a guid eli ne. Pl eas e note tha t othe r risk fact ors (e.g. diabe tes, obes ity , smoki ng, etc.) need to be tak en int o cons iderat ion a[...]

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    LifeSource Health Line (T oll-Free): 1-888-726-9966 E - 1 2 What Is Hypertension? Hyp erte nsion (h igh blood pre ssu re ) is the diag nos is giv en whe n r eadi ngs con sist ently ri se abo ve nor mal. It is we ll kno wn tha t hype rtensi on can lea d to str oke, he art at tac k or othe r ill nes s if lef t untr eated . Ref err ed to as a “si le[...]

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    E - 1 3 AB OU T BLOO D PR ES SU RE Answers to Why Y our Readings are Different Between Home and at the Doctor ’s Office Why are my rea din gs dif fer ent betwe en hom e and at a docto r’s of fic e? Y ou r bloo d pr ess ur e r eadi ngs take n in a doct or ’s off ice or hosp ital sett ing may be eleva ted as a re sult of appr ehen sio n and an [...]

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    LifeSource Health Line (T oll-Free): 1-888-726-9966 E - 1 4 Establishing Baseline Measurements The most imp ortant meth od to ge t an accu rate blo od pr essur e mea sur ement is cons ist ency . T o get the most ben efit out of your mo nit or , it is im port ant to esta blish a “ba sel ine measu re ment.” This helps build a fou ndat ion of meas[...]

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    E - 1 5 TR OU BL ES HO OTIN G Corrective action Repl ace all batt eries wit h new on es. Alkali ne batter ies re com mend ed. Rein stall the batte ries with nega tive and pos itive ter mina ls matc hing thos e indi cate d in the batt ery compa rtme nt. Repl ace all batt eries wit h new on es. Alkali ne batter ies re com mend ed. Fast en the cuf f c[...]

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    LifeSource Health Line (T oll-Free): 1-888-726-9966 E - 1 6 Mode l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .UB -521 T ype . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Osc ill ome tric Disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Digi tal, 9/7- mm cha racter hei ght, Pr ess ur e/Puls[...]

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    E - 1 7 CONT AC T I NF OR MA TI ON Our pro duc ts ar e des igned an d manu fac tur ed using the la test scie nti fic and techn olo gic al met hod s, and off er acc urate, easy to use, ho me mon itor ing and tr eatme nt opt ion s. Our full pr oduct line inclu des: Digital Blood Pressure Monitors Manual Blood Pressure Kits Blood Pressure Cuffs Stetho[...]

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    IMPORT ANT! If You Need Assistance with the Set-Up or Operation W e Can Help! Please call us FIRST before contacting your retailer at LifeSource Health Line 1-888-726-9966 - T oll Free A specially trained representative will assist you . 175 6 Auto mat ion Parkw ay San Jose, CA 95131 1-8 88-7 26-996 6 www .Lif eSourc eOnlin e.c om Pressur e Rating [...]

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    E - 1 9 Mo nito r de pre sión art eri al de mu ñeca de lu jo de un to que G u í a d e i n s t r u c c i ó n B i l i n g ü e - M O D E L O U B - 5 2 1 I n g l é s • E s p a ñ o l[...]

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    IN FO RMAC IÓ N IM PO RT A NT E[...]

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    Sír vase leer ésta im por tant e inf orm aci ón ant es de ut iliz ar el monit or . ☞ Recuerde que solo los profesionales de la medicina están capacitados para interpretar las mediciones de la presión arterial. El uso de este dispositivo no debe sustituir los chequeos médicos periódicos. ☞ Pida a su médico que repase el procedimien[...]

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    Rápido. Fácil. Preciso. Felicitaciones por haber adquirido este avanzado monitor de la presión arterial LifeSource®, un dispos- itivo equipado con los últimos adelantos tecnológicos. Diseñado teniendo en mente la facilidad de uso y la exactitud, este monitor le simplificará su régimen de control diario de la presión arterial. Los médicos[...]

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    S - 1 SI GN IFI C ADO D E LOS SÍ MB OLOS DE L A P AN T A LL A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 2 COMP ON EN TE S DE L M ON ITO R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S3 CÓMO F UN CI ON A EL UB 521 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 4 AN TE[...]

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    Línea médica de LifeSource (sin cargo): 1-888-726-9966 S - 2 Símbolo de la pantalla Condición/causa Medida recomendada El símb olo apa rec e mien tras la medi ción es ta en pr ogr eso. Destel la mien tras se detect a el pulso . Medi ción en curso; mantén gase lo más in móvil posibl e. Un lati do car diaco irr egular o un movi mient o de c[...]

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    S - 3 ESTUCHE (1.5V) AAA BATERÍAS T APA DE SOPORTE DE BA TERÍAS BRAZALETE PRESIÓN SISTÓLICA PRESIÓN DIASTÓLICA MEDIDOR DE INFLACIÓN DEL BRAZALETE INDICADOR DE CLASIFICACIÓN DE PRESIÓN FRECUENCIA DEL PULSO INDICADOR DE CORAZÓN BOTÓN ST ART PANTALLA PANT ALLA MEMORIA INDICADOR DE BATERÍA CARDIACO IREGULAR COMP ON EN TE S DE L MO NI TOR[...]

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    Línea médica de LifeSource (sin cargo): 1-888-726-9966 S - 4 The UB-52 1 pr opo rc iona med icio nes pr ecis as en muñec as con una cir cun- fer encia de 5.3" a 8.5" (13.5 and 21. 5 cm) pul gadas de diáme tr o. Ant es de usa r el mo nito r se deb e ins tal ar en él 2 pilas de tipo AAA (1.5 vol tios ) (se rec omiend a bate rías alka [...]

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    S - 5 AN TE S DE COM EN Z AR P AR A ME DI RS E L A PR ES IÓ N AR TE RI AL Con sejo s par a medi rse la pres ión arter ial ☞ Relájese unos 5 minutos antes de tomar su medida. ☞ No fume o tome café por lo menos 30 minutos antes de tomarse una medida. ☞ Sacarse cualquier ropa ajustada y colocar el brazalete en el brazo desnudo. ☞ A menos q[...]

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    Línea médica de LifeSource (sin cargo): 1-888-726-9966 S - 6 6 . Mient ras el braza let e se est á infl and o, el (simb olo del Cor azon ) apa re cerá ind ican do que la med ició n est á en pr ogre so. El moni tor mid e su pr esión sa nguí nea mien tras el braz alete se infla , por fa vor per mane zca inmo vib le. Un a vez qu e el puls o es[...]

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    S - 7 El mon itor UB-5 21 pro vee la lectu ra de su pre sió n arte ria l aún cu ando ocu rr en latid os car diaco s irr egul ar es. El símb olo de Latid o Irr egula r apa re cerá en la pa ntal la en el even to que un lati do irr egula r ha oc urri do dur ante la med ició n. Un latid o car diaco es defi nid o como un lati do que var ía en un 2[...]

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    Línea médica de LifeSource (sin cargo): 1-888-726-9966 S - 8 El UB- 521 pr ovée una lectur a de pr esión art eria l pr omedio ba sada en las medid as tota l guar dadas en memor ia. Cuand o se tome una medi ció n, la lec tura de pre sión arte rial prom edio apar ecerá y el núme ro de lect uras guar dadas en me mori a inte rmit ará va rias v[...]

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    S - 9 El UB- 521 autom áticam ente alm acen a has ta (90 ) lec tur as de pr esión art eria l y pul so en mem oria. Le ctur as guar dadas en memor ia son asi gnad as un númer o índic e en or der de la má s nuev a hast a la más ant igua . La le ctur a más antig ua apar ecerá co mo "n0 1". Par a retr ibu ir sus lectu ras siga estos s[...]

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    Línea médica de LifeSource (sin cargo): 1-888-726-9966 S - 1 0 ¿Qué es la presión ar terial? La pr es ión ar ter ial es la fue rz a qu e ej er ce la san gr e con tr a la s pa r ed es d e la s ar ter ias. La p r esi ón sis tóli ca y dia stól ica co rre spon den , re spe ctiv amen te , al mo men to en q ue e l co ra zón se con tr ae y se ex[...]

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    S - 1 1 ACER C A DE L A PR ES IÓ N AR T ER IA L ACER C A DE L A PR ES IÓ N AR T ER IA L Evaluación de Presión Alta Para Adultos Los sigui ente s cri ter ios ha n sido estab lec idos como guía pa ra adu ltos para eva luar alta pre sión arte ria l sin con sidera r edad o sexo. Por favo r not e que hay otr os fac tor es de rieg os (Ej .: dia bet[...]

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    Línea médica de LifeSource (sin cargo): 1-888-726-9966 S - 1 2 ¿Qué es la hiper tensión? La hip ert ensi ón (pre sión arte rial elev ada) es el dia gnósti co que se da cua ndo la s lect ura s de la pr esión ar teri al son cons tan teme nte super ior es a las norma les. Es sabi do que, la hi pert ens ión si no se trat a pued e pr ovocar ac[...]

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    S - 1 3 ACER CA D E LA P RES IÓ N AR TER IA L Respuestas al ¿Por qué Sus Lec turas son Diferentes en Casa y en la O ficina del Doctor? ¿P or qu é mis lect ura s s on di fe re ntes en ca sa y e n la o fici na d el do ct or ? Sus le ctur as de pr esión art erial tom adas en la ofic ina de l docto r u hosp ital puede n ser elev adas en re sult a[...]

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    Línea médica de LifeSource (sin cargo): 1-888-726-9966 S - 1 4 Estableciendo un Patrón de Medidas Est o ayud a a forma r una funda ció n de medi das que Ust ed pue de usa r par a com para r lec tura s fut ura s. Par a form ar est e patr ón de me did as, de diqu e dos sem anas de medi das conti nuas. Est o r equi ere hac er lo mi smo ca da vez [...]

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    S - 1 5 RE SO L VI EN DO P RO BL EM AS Problemas Causa Acción correctiva Nada apar ecerá en la pant alla de spué s que yo pr esion o el botó n ST AR T . Bate ría est a baja. R eempl aze co n bater ía nuev a. Se re comi enda ba terí as alka linas . Las ter mina les de la s bater ías no está n en la posi ción corr ecta . Pong a las bate rí[...]

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    Línea médica de LifeSource (sin cargo): 1-888-726-9966 S - 1 6 ES PE CI FI CAC IO NE S Mode lo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UB-52 1 T ipo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Osci lomé trico Indi cador . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Di gi[...]

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    S - 1 7 CON QU IÉ N COMU NI C AR SE Nue str os pro duc tos se diseñ an y fabr ican conf orme a los más re cien tes mét odos cien tífi cos y tecno lóg icos , como tale s ofr ecen una alter nat iva ex acta y fáci l de usa r en el hog ar . Nues tra lí nea co mpl eta de pro duct os abar ca: Monitores digitales de la presión ar terial Equipos a[...]

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    A&D Me dica l Una di visi ó n de A&D En gine erin g, Inc . 1756 Autom atio n Park way San Jo se, CA 9513 1 1-88 8-72 6-9966 www. Life SourceO nlin e.com Pressure Rating Indicator es un marca registrada de A&D Medical y patente pendiente. ©200 8 A &D Medi cal. T odos dere chos rese rvad os. Las esp ecif icac ione s están sujeta s [...]

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    IMPORT ANT! If You Need Assistance with the Set-Up or Operation W e Can Help! Please call us FIRST before contacting your retailer at LifeSource Health Line 1-888-726-9966 - T oll Free A specially trained representative will assist you . A&D Medic al A divi sion of A&D Engin eering , Inc. 175 6 Auto mat ion Parkw ay San Jose, CA 95131 1-8 8[...]