It is a small machine with a blood pressure cuff attached. The machine is automatic and about the size of a portable radio. You wear it on a belt. The monitor is carried by a strap over your shoulder and monitor resting on your waist, opposite the site where the cuff is applied. This non-invasive machine take blood pressure reading over a 24 hour period, during which time, you go about your usual activities.
Everyone’s blood pressure (BP) changes throughout the day depending upon physical and mental activity. Blood pressure can vary in the physician’s office or in a clinic. Collecting several blood pressure readings over a 24- hour period of normal activities will give your nurse and physician information to help make a better assessment of your blood pressure.