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Editorial use only . Automatic portable blood pressure monitor (sphygmomanometer). This device is used to measure a person's blood pressure, an important indicator of health. Blood pressure numbers include systolic and diastolic pressures. Systolic blood pressure is the pressure when the heart beats while pumping blood. Diastolic blood pressure is the pressure when the heart is at rest between beats. Here, the monitor shows a reading of 113/80, which falls in the normal range.