Cosmed Quark PFT, Manual

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Chapter 12 - Exercise Testing - 97
View graphs in real-time
1. Choose Graph from the View menu.
2. Follow the instructions described in data management section to edit the graphs.
Parameters to view
While the test is running, it is possible to choose the parameters to view.
1. Select
Parameters to view/Test execution… from the Options menu.
2. Select the parameters and confirm.
Manual protocol
If you are using the Quark with a treadmill without serial interface, it is possible to enter
manually from the PC the event, the phase and the marker.
Enter Load and Phase
1. During the test select Load from the Events menu.
2. Select the phase and/or type the value of the load and press OK to confirm.
Set the markers
Select Marker from the Events menu.
Automatic protocol
The software allows to automatically control the ergometer according to the protocol
previously selected. Anyway it is allowed to change it even after the test is started.
Modify the load during the test
1. During the test choose Ergometric protocol from the Events menu.
2. Select the row corresponding to the desired load and press OK to confirm.
Set the BPM alarm
The software allows the user to set the alarm level for the heart rate, in order to monitor
the patient response.
Enter the BPM
1. Choose BPM alarm from the Events menu.
2. Set the alarm by moving the scroll bar and press OK to confirm.
It also allows to enable or disable the acoustic alarm by the option "Acoustic alarm".
Tip: pressing the Shift key
while choosing the marker
option will allow you to enter
the label for that marker.