Hoy en día con el avance technological already exist applications for the cell phone, which allow you to take and know the blood pressure.
Of course, they are not exact or reliable. However, I am one alternative For those who do not have a device by hand or for those who are located outside a health center and need to monitor their pressure, we always calibrate them correctly and carry out comparative measurements in advance using professional measurements.
Next, we will share a new application that will make your life easier when you need to take your blood pressure.
iCare Health Monitor
It's similar to the other called iCare Pressure Monitor, both by the same developer: iCare Fit Studio.
iCare, is a mobile application that allows, among other functions, to measure our blood pressure.
For that, you use the phone camera and the flash. According to its developer iCare Health Monitor analyzes the color changes in the thumb of the thumb and thanks to this it indicates the minimum (diastolic) and maximum (systolic) values of our pressure.
The application also saves data, which allows you to track the values taken at different times or at different times of the day.
Process to measure blood pressure with iCare Monitor de la Salud
1- First download the app at the app store. After installing the initial application, press the “Blood pressure” icon.
2- On the panel that opens that indicates the steps to follow, press the “measure” button.
3- Now on the next panel it is necessary to press the screen with your finger without letting go. We will see the data recovery window with camera images.
4- Now place the index finger of the other hand on the back of the phone, in such a way that it covers the camera display.
We must bear in mind that the same finger must also cover the flash, so that the yellow is correctly illuminated and the application can obtain the correct data.
Do not move anyone's fingers until the process is finished, which takes between 20 and 40 seconds.
The course of the operation can be checked in the two circles that indicate the minimum and maximum pressure that is registered.
5- Finally, a panel opens with the result of the average of the registered blood pressure.
Best of all, it's FREE and available for Android.