of Digital Blood Pressure Monitors in hypertension patients Hypertension http://www.sf49ersfansprostore.com/ , high blood pressure condition, affects millions of people in USA and increases risk of stroke, cardiac failure and heart attack. Basic vital monitoring which includes blood pressure (systolic & diastolic), pulse rate, temperature and respiratory rate is very important for any medical condition. All these vitals represent critical and important part of physiological functioning. Respiratory Rate and Pulse rate does not require a medical instrument but other vitals are dependent upon a medical monitoring device. Monitoring Vitals is most vital tool for maintaining a fit and healthy life. Daily monitoring of such parameters can give you a comprehensive picture of your health and may be one of the factors influencing fitness targets in leading a healthy life.There are many medical monitoring devices available for home care monitoring. There are trends seen to combine multiple vitals in single device such as blood pressure Technological advancement has made possible to measure blood pressure, temperature, pulse and oxygen saturation level on daily basis at home and can be conveniently recorded for charting and trending.and pulse rate is commonly combined in blood pressure monitors. Blood Pressure measurement is done by external compression, There are common two methods of blood pressure measurement: Auscultatory Method: Pressure is applied to artery through external compression using a cuff and an air pump. A stethoscope is used to listen to sound in the artery. Typically pressure is gradually decreased in the cuff till a rhythmic pulse is emitted and heard from the artery through stethoscope. This reading is called maximal blood pressure or systolic blood pressure.As pressure is further decreased in the cuff, this sound continues till it disappears. The pressure at which this sound stops is called minimal blood pressure or diastolic blood pressure. This auscultatory method is used by the physician, but also by an automatic measurement of the blood pressure device. This is typically a mercury manometer device used and this reading is considered gold standard. All readings have to be compared to this gold standard. Mercury manometers can only be used in hospitals or by certified medical professionals.Oscillometric Method: Oscillometric method is based on the pulsation in the artery. Arterial pulsation is similar to noise emitted in the artery in auscultatory method. When artery is compressed, no pulsation is perceived by the device. When pressure is gradually decreased from the cuff, artery starts emitting pulsations which are detected by the blood pressure device. This reading is called maximal blood pressure or systolic blood pressure. The pulsations are present even at decreasing pressure till it disappears. At the cuff pressure where the pulsations stop is called minimal blood pressure or diastolic blood pressure. This method is machine friendly and is used in most of the digital blood pressure monitors available on the market. Such digital blood pressure devices offer excellent reliability due to this method. Digital blood pressure monitors are little less precise than auscultatory method. Digital blood pressure monitors are automatic and offer convenience of measuring blood pressure vitals by the patient himself and does not require any medical knowledge. Hypertension, high blood pressure condition, is defined as repeated blood pressure readings above normal range exceeding 14090mmHg (systolic blood pressure above 140mmHg and diastolic blood pressure above 90mmHg). If only one of the readings is above normal reading, it is called isolated hypertension. Isolated Systolic hypertension is common among geriatric population. Often times http://www.sf49ersfansprostore.com/Black-Y-A-Tittle-49ers-Jersey.html?cat=862 , blood pressure is found high in a medical office or clinical environment (commonly termed as white coat hypertension). This is typically a false alarm and is caused by anxiety or doctor's office environment. Readings taken at home and away from hospital or doctor clinic can give an accurate picture of your blood pressure. Chronic hypertension can potentially cause blood vessel changes in the retina, renal failure, thickening of heart muscles and brain damage and other diseases. Regular home check up and monitoring is the best method to avoid these damages. Digital blood pressure monitors are the best source to monitor and record daily readings. Not monitoring your blood pressure regularly will result into medical emergencies and costly treatments. Regular exercise, aerobics, weight reduction and salt restriction can alleviate hypertension.Automatic blood pressure monitors are available from local pharmacy stores and online. Such devices are manufactured by various medical device companies such as SFO BioMedical Devices Inc. (http:www.sfomedical). SFO Medical offers two type of blood pressure monitors: wrist blood pressure monitor, arm blood pressure monitor. Both of these types are FDA approved and are based on oscillometric metric. These monitors offer additional features such as pulse monitoring, memory for storing readings with date and time stamp,