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''Part of the [[Using the iOS app|Loopa iOS app]] guide.''

The '''Vitals screen''' is where you log and review readings like blood pressure, resting heart rate, blood glucose, INR, and sleep. You reach it from [[Today's Page]] (scroll down to '''The Log''' and tap '''Vitals''') or straight from [[The Quick-Log button]] by choosing '''Vitals'''. See [[Using the iOS app]] for the wider tour, and [[Vitals tracking]] for the background on why these numbers matter.

''General wellness tracking, not medical advice.''

== Logging a reading ==

The top of the screen is a '''New Reading''' card with a stepper field for each measurement. Type a value or use the −/+ steppers:

* '''Systolic''' · mmHg (steps of 1)
* '''Diastolic''' · mmHg (steps of 1)
* '''Resting HR''' · bpm (steps of 1)
* '''Glucose''' · mg/dL (steps of 1)
* '''INR''' · no unit (steps of 0.1)
* '''Sleep''' · hours (steps of 0.5)

You only fill in what you have. One field is enough. The '''Log Reading''' button stays dimmed until at least one field holds a number, then turns on. Filing saves the reading, clears the fields, drops a '''LOGGED''' confirmation, and adds the entry to your history. A keyboard '''Done''' button dismisses the number pad.

Blood pressure and glucose are grounded here in [[Blood glucose]] and [[Vitals tracking]]; if you're tracking INR because of a blood thinner, [[INR and blood thinners]] explains the ranges.

== The status badge ==

When a reading includes both systolic and diastolic, a heart-icon badge classifies the blood pressure using AHA-style categories, and it always pairs the color with a word so it never depends on color alone:

* '''Normal''' · systolic under 120
* '''Elevated''' · systolic 120–129
* '''High-1''' · 130+ systolic or 80+ diastolic
* '''High-2''' · 140+ systolic or 90+ diastolic
* '''Crisis''' · 180+ systolic or 120+ diastolic

The badge is a quick read, not a diagnosis.

== The record ==

Below the entry card, '''The Record''' lists your past readings grouped by day, newest first. Each entry shows the time it was logged, the stats it carries ('''BP''' as systolic/diastolic, '''HR''', '''Glucose''', '''INR''' and '''Sleep'''), and the blood-pressure badge on the right. A day can hold several readings, each shown on its own line.

If you've never logged anything, you'll see the empty state '''No entries yet''' over "Log a reading to start your vitals record." Pull down on the list to refresh it, and if a load fails you'll get a retry prompt.

== Deleting a reading ==

Press and hold any reading to bring up its context menu, then choose '''Strike from the record'''. A confirmation dialog asks '''"Strike this reading from the record?"''' with a '''Strike reading''' button; confirm and the entry is removed, with a '''STRUCK FROM THE RECORD''' toast. Older single-reading days can be struck the same way.

== Where these numbers go ==

Your latest sleep, blood pressure, and INR feed the glance shown on [[Today's Page]], and the full history flows into the charts on [[Trends on iOS]]. Sleep hours logged here are the same figure you can save from the Sleep check-in. See [[Daily check-ins]].

== See also ==

* [[Vitals tracking]]
* [[Blood glucose]]
* [[INR and blood thinners]]
* [[Daily check-ins]]
* [[Trends on iOS]]
* [[Using the iOS app]]

[[Category:The iOS app]]
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[[Category:Health tracking]]