BP monitoring device

Blood pressure is the force of the blood against the wall of a blood vessel, and a BP monitoring device is used to check it. Blood vessels are the arteries and veins, the tubes that carry blood through the body. Each time the heart beats, it pushes blood through them. Blood pressure is the force on the artery walls when the heart beats and when it relaxes between beats. It is written as 2 numbers, for example 110/60. The top number is the systolic blood pressure (suh-staa-luhk). It shows the pressure of the blood against the artery walls when the heart beats. The bottom number is the diastolic blood pressure (dai-uh-staa-luhk), which is the pressure against the artery walls between heartbeats. Blood pressure can change during the day, and it is often lowest in the morning. Emotions, age, medicines, activity, body size, very hot or cold air temperature, and illness, injury or pain can all affect it. A normal SmartMAM (B3 Basic) reading for one child may not be normal for another. For children under 18 years of age, a normal SmartMAM (B3 Basic) reading depends on their height. The doctor or health care provider will tell you what is normal for your child.