9. Notes on Blood Pressure Data
Any blood pressure reading can be affected by the measurement site, the position of the patient, motion, or
the patient’s physiologic condition. Environmental or operational factors which can affect the performance
of the device and/or its blood pressure reading are common arrhythmias such as atrial or ventricular prema
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ture beats or atrial fibrillation, arterial sclerosis, poor perfusion, diabetes, age, pregnancy, preeclampsia, renal
diseases, patient motion, trembling, and shivering.
Retrieving Data from the ABP Monitor
To retrieve the data:
1.
Connect the Oscar 2 to the computer.
2.
In AccuWin Pro 4, click the
Retrieve
toolbar button, or select
Retrieve Data
from the
Monitor
menu.
The dialog box on the screen shows the progress as the data is transferred. After completion, a dialog
box appears to confirm patient details.
3.
In the dialog box, do one of the following:
1. Click
No
. A list of current patient files appears. Select the patient file to save the retrieved data.
2. Click
Yes
. The
Patient information
dialog box appears. Enter patient information in the data fields
4.
Click
OK
to save the data.
5.
If the alert for adjusting Awake and Asleep times appears, click
Yes
or
No
according to your prefer
-
ence.
6.
If the study contains quality control settings, review the results in the
Quality Control Results
dialog
box that appears, and then click
Close
.
NOTE: A green checkmark in the results indicates that the study meets that requirement. A red x indicates that
the study failed to meet that requirement.
The BP file will now open automatically and the patient’s BP data is now saved to the AccuWin Pro 4 patient
database.
CAUTION:
If you do not retrieve data from the monitor, this data will be lost when you program it for the next
study.
10. Reviewing and Editing an ABP Study
Opening A Patient File
AccuWin Pro 4 will automatically open a patient file directly after the data is retrieved.
1.
From the
File
menu, select
Open
. Alternatively, from the toolbar, click the
BP Data
button.
2.
The
Open ABP Study - Select Patient
dialog box appears, allowing you to select the patient file to
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