GE eBike with Control Terminal PC, Operator'S Manual

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Taking the Blood Pressure
20 eBike with Control Terminal PC 2018112-001 Revision B
Figure 5-1 Waveform representing the pressure
decrease in the cuff during a measurement:
systolic pressure at 140 mmHg, diastolic
pressure at 80 mmHg
5 Taking the Blood Pressure
Blood-Pressure Module — Functional
Description
The blood-pressure module takes the patient's blood
pressure at rest, using both the oscillometric method and
the auscultatory method. A measurement is considered to
be valid, when both results agree within a given
tolerance. During the exercise test, measurements are
only taken with the auscultatory method.
The criteria for the oscillometric method are the pressure
pulsations superimposed, with every systole, on the air
pressure in the cuff. A pressure transducer measures the
pressure pulsations, converts them into electric signals
and evaluates them.
The auscultatory method uses a microphone to acquire
and evaluate the Korotkov sounds.
The device continues to inflate the cuff (up to 300 mmHg
max.) as long as pressure pulsations can be sensed; the
inflation phase varies from patient to patient. During the
measurement, the pressure in the cuff is displayed.
In the operating modes PC Operation and Ergometry,
measurements are initiated according to the selected test
protocol, in the Manual mode, they are initiated with
. Additional measurements can be taken with ;
the same button can be used to stop a measurement in
progress.
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