Quinton TM55, Руководство пользователя

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Cardiac Stress Treadmills User Guide Glossary D-1
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Glossary
Controller Press-button panel that lets the user control the
treadmill and view exercise progress.
Deck
Treadmill surface under walking belt.
Grade Incline, or slope, of the treadmill deck
measured in percent grade.
Monitoring
System
A device that receives ECG signals from a
patient and displays and/or records them for
review. Used with cardiac stress treadmills for
exercise testing.
Protocol
The specific treadmill workload sequence used
for a particular stress test.
Roller Guard
Metal plate at the rear of the treadmill deck,
designed to prevent people from placing fingers
between the walking belt and rear roller.
Stress Test A procedure used to test cardiovascular and
pulmonary response. Consists of a patient
performing controlled exercise while heart and/
or lung activity is measured with precision
instrumentation. Also called a treadmill
exercise test or exercise tolerance test (ETT).
Track The path that the treadmill belt follows.
Walking Belt
Walking surface of the treadmill—moves
according to the speed set on the controller.