Is your bp machine for home use or office use?

first ascertain whether it is for your home use or office use.if it is office then you can go for an expensive one and user friendly one because every day you are going to get new users and you are going to get multiple users.

Automatic or semiautomatic or manual?

manual is the mercury manometer which needs a nurse or a doctor to be precise. take care of the mercury especially spillage. beware of children coming into contact with mercury. same way gold in contact with mercury will lose its glitter .a hot summer day alters the mercury behaviour automatic is user friendly.

Arm or wrist or digital?

wrist is easy to use digital can be self operated but the best us upper arm bp machine.

The right cuff size?

Upper Arm Blood Pressure Monitor cuff sizes Measurement (cm) Measurement (inches) Cuff size

18-22 cm

7.1-8.7”

Small

22-32 cm

8.8-12.8”

Medium

32-45 cm

12.8-18”

Large

Calibrations?

 automatic machines  will need to be re-calibrated at least once every two years for accurate results. send it back to the manufacturer. There will probably levy a fee for this service

Battery operated or electrical or mercury manometer?

• in battery  operated see to it that the battery life is not  worn  because that will alter the results
• electrical voltage fluctuation will also result in  bp fluctuations
• beware of mercury  leak  and on a  hot summer day

Budget ?products list and pricing

Microlife BP3AG1 monitor - £34.99

A and D Instruments UA-704 monitor - £40 A and D Instruments UA-705 monitor - £40 A and D Instruments UA-767 monitor - £70 A and D Instruments UA-779 monitor - £71 A and D Instruments UA-787 monitor - £80 A and D Instruments UA-767 Plus monitor - £80 A and D Instruments UA-767 Plus Memory monitor - £85 A and D Instruments UA-774 monitor - £90 A and D Instruments UA-767PC monitor - £120 A and D Instruments UA-767V monitor - £150 A and D Instruments UA-767P-BT monitor - £176 Boots Upper Arm (Omron HEM-742-UK) monitor - £50 Boots Upper Arm Intellisense (Omron HEM-757-UK) monitor - £80 Braun home blood pressure monitor (Wrist monitor, fits wrist 13-21cm)

• Braun BP VitalScan Plus 1650 monitor - £45
• Braun BP 3550 monitor – details awaited

Citizen home blood pressure monitors (St cuff only available, while wrist monitor fits wrist 13.5-19.5cm)

• Citizen CH-432B monitor - £23
• Citizen CH-656C (Wrist monitor) - £30

Microlife home blood pressure monitors (St and L cuffs available to buy)

• BPA/Microlife BP3AG1 monitor - £34.99 -
• Microlife 3AG1 monitor - £40
• Microlife - As easy as 123 monitor - £45
• Microlife BP 3BTO-A monitor - £50
• Microlife BP A100 monitor - £60
• Microlife 3BTO-A (2) monitor - £70 – with two different sized cuffs provided that can also be used during pregnancy
• Microlife BP 3AC1-1 monitor - £70
• Microlife BP A100 Plus monitor - £80
• Microlife BP 3AC1-1PC monitor - £90
• Microlife WatchBP monitor – details awaited

Omron home blood pressure monitors (S, St and L upper arm cuffs available to buy, while wrist monitor cuffs fit wrists 13.5-21.5cm)

• Omron M1 Plus monitor – details awaited
• Omron M2 Compact monitor - £40
• Omron MX2 Basic monitor - £45
• Omron MX3 Plus monitor - £60
• Omron M4-I monitor - £80
• Omron M6 monitor - £80
• Omron M6 Comfort monitor - £100
• Omron M7 monitor - £100
• Omron M10-IT monitor - £100
• Omron R6 (Wrist monitor) - £100
• Omron R7 (Wrist monitor) - £120
• Omron 705CP-II monitor - £150
• Omron 637-IT (Wrist monitor) - £150
• Omron 705IT monitor - £170

Oregon Scientific home blood pressure monitor (fits wrists 13.5-21.5cm)

• Oregon Scientific BPW810 (Wrist monitor) - £100

Seinex home blood pressure monitor (S, St and L cuffs available to buy)

• Seinex (Fore-Care) SE-9400 monitor - £50

Spengler home blood pressure monitors (St and L cuffs available to buy)

• Spengler TB-102 monitor – £40
• Spengler TB-101 monitor – £50
• Spengler SMS-PRO monitor – £50
• Spengler TB-104 monitor – £60
• Spengler SMS-Colour monitor – £70
• Spengler SMS-101 monitor – £80
• Spengler PRO M monitor – details awaited

Do 's and Dont's

•  never check bp after a heavy meal
• never check bp after going to toilet
•  never check bp wearing a tight dress
• never check bp in different arms
• always check bp at the same level as heart
•  always jot it down
• always chart it
• never check bp not too often
• never when emotionally disturbed
•  never check when stressed

Remember

same day same time same position same apparatus same arm