Fresenius Medical Care 5008, Operating Instructions Manual

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Chapter 18: Option BPM (Blood Pressure Monitoring)
Fresenius Medical Care 5008 OP 5/09.06 18-3
3 Preselected pressure
Displays the inflation pressure.
Setting of the inflation pressure.
4 Interval
Button for selecting the Interval function.
(Possible settings: OFF or 5, 10, 15, 30, 45, 60 minutes)
5 Quick I/O
Button for turning the Quick function on and off.
(Measurement time approx. 5 minutes)
6 Blood pressure
Button for starting or aborting a measurement.
Displays the inflation pressure during the blood pressure
measurement and the pressure values (SYS/DIA) after the blood
pressure measurement.
Blood pressure display:
– No blood pressure measurement – grey
– Blood pressure measurement in progress – green
– Interval (long-term interval) selected, measurement pause –
yellow
7 BPM
BPM
menu button
18.4 Applying the Blood Pressure Cuff
Place the blood pressure cuff tightly and correctly around the selected
limb, e.g. the upper arm. Observe the illustrations shown on the fold-up
page. The blood pressure cuff must be correctly aligned and must have
a good contact to the skin. The marking must be positioned directly over
the artery.
18.5 Checking/Setting the Inflation Pressure/Alarm Limits
Caution
It is not permitted to apply the blood pressure cuff to limbs that are
connected to a vascular access (e.g. fistula).
When applying the blood pressure cuff, the following precautions must
be respected:
The Velcro tape of the cuff must close exactly, so that the cuff will not
get out of place while being inflated.
Caution
Do not select an inflation pressure that is unnecessarily high.