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Using Your Blood Pressure Monitor

Purpose of a Blood Pressure (BP) Monitor

A blood pressure monitor measures two pressures: systolic, and diastolic. Systolic pressure is higher, occurring when your heart beats and pushes blood through the arteries, and diastolic pressure is measured when your heart is resting and filling with blood.  

Getting Ready to Connect Your BP Monitor
  1. The following steps should be completed after you have downloaded the app on your phone and once you have taken your new device out of the box.
  2. Make sure you have your phone, BP monitor, and batteries near you.
  3. Write down the six-digit PIN shown on the back of the BP Monitor. You will need this later.
Connecting to an Android Device
Connecting to an iPhone
Taking a Reading
  1. In the app, ensure you are on the New Reading screen. If not, tap the bottom left button that says, “New Reading.”
  2. Tap the Omron HEM-9200T that is listed on your smartphone.
  3. Once “Ready to Take Reading” is presented, put on the BP cuff and follow the instructions listed on your smartphone.
  4. Once done, you will see your reading on your smartphone. You can enter a note (if needed.) To leave this screen press “Open Health Data” or “< Back”

Tips for Putting on the Cuff
  • Make a loose loop with the cuff with velcro and metal bar on the outside by pushing one end of the cuff under the metal bar.
  • Slip the cuff up your arm with bottom of cuff about 1/2” above your elbow.
  • The cuff should be fastened so that two fingers can fit under the cuff.  
  • The tube should be straight and pointed down the arm.

Tips for Taking a Reading
  • Ensure you are relaxed and comfortably seated.
  • Sit in a chair with your legs uncrossed and feet flat on the floor.
  • Sit with your back and arm being supported.