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Ensure that the air hose from the monitor to the cuff is not compressed, crimped or damaged.
During ergometry the air hose should be handled and attached in such a way, that vibrations
and movement artefacts are avoided. Use the ring strap to fix the tubes to the wrist to avoid
tensions on the cuff due to moving and pulling tubes.
D.2.3
Notes on blood pressure measurement
It is important to select the cuff size that is appropriate to the diameter of the patient
=
s upper
arm. Wrap the cuff around the arm making sure that the microphone is aligned over the
brachial artery as shown in Fig 15: Mounting the cuff.
Ensure that the air hose from the ergometer to the cuff is not compressed, crimped or
damaged. The microphone should be at heart-level
during the measurement (Fig 14: Cuff
position). Automatic blood pressure measurement, particularly with ergometry conditions, has
to comply with some rules to guarantee reliable measurement results.
To apply the cuff in the correct way is an essential condition.
During the measurement, which starts with inflation, the arm with the cuff should be
kept in rest, either hanging or leaning as relaxed as possible.
The intervals of the measurements should not be too short. Intervals of 2 minutes and more
result in long pauses between the stenoses, so that venous congestion and artiospasm can be
avoided.
Fig 15: Mounting the cuff
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