Ambulatory Blood Pressure Report Generator
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Printing Patient Data
Note:
When a red stripe appears on the print paper, it indicates that 5 to 8 feet (1.3m to 2.4m) of
paper remain on the roll. Do not start printing a report when this stripe appears. The report
generator will attempt to continue printing even after it has run out of paper. Cut or tear off the
paper from the roll. Pull the paper strip remaining in the print unit out in the same direction as
normal paper movement and then load a fresh roll of paper.
Patient data can be printed either directly from the ABP monitor or from a data card. Patient data
prints in the order shown below (graphs and/or tables may not print, depending on your menu
selections):
1
Patient demographic header and technical data.
2
Data summary tables (total, daytime, and nighttime).
3
Hourly average data table (one table for each 24 hours).
4
Hourly average pressure graph (one graph for each 24 hours).
5
Hourly average heart rate graph (one graph for each 24 hours).
6
Raw data table (one table for each 24 hours).
7
Edited data table (one table for each 24 hours).
8
Raw data pressure graph (one graph for each 24 hours).
9
Raw data heart rate graph (one graph for each 24 hours).
Data that was obtained when the patient manually started a reading via the ABP monitor’s
START/STOP switch will be tagged with an “m” (for manual reading).
Data that was obtained on a second try after the ABP monitor failed to obtain a valid reading the
first time will be tagged with an “r” (for retry).
Data that was obtained at pre-programmed times via menu settings will be untagged.
To Print Patient Data from the ABP Monitor
1
Power ON the ABP monitor and place the monitor in the report generator chute.
2
Wait until the ABP monitor display reads “0000,” then press the PRINT REPORT key. The
report generator will print “Reading monitor.”
Note:
If the ABP monitor contains no data, the message “Monitor contains no readings” prints.
3
The patient data report will now print in accordance with the current menu settings on the report
generator.
Note:
To abort printing, press the PRINT REPORT key a second time.
The ABP monitor retains patient data until it is initialized (refer to
