GE ApexPro Operator's Manual page 142

Viewing real-time patient data
Setting test parameters
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Measurements are taken at the selected interval until the blood pressure monitor is
turned off, or until the monitor determines that the batteries are too weak for
additional measurements.
A measurement may be stopped by pressing the START/STOP button while the
measurement is in progress.
The maximum and minimum inflation pressures, dynamic or fixed inflate, and deflate
rate can be adjusted. Follow these steps:
1. Turn the blood pressure monitor on while holding down the NO – button. The
display shows:
CHANGE TEST
PARAMETERS?
2. Press the YES + button to change the parameters.
3. The MAXIMUM PRESSURE can be set to: 250, 240, 230, 220, 210, 200, 190,
180, 170, 160, 150, 140, 130, 120, 110, or 100 mmHg using the YES + and NO –
buttons. A setting of 200 to 250 mmHg is recommended for the maximum cuff
inflation pressure.
4. When the maximum pressure has been set, press the NEXT button to set the
MINIMUM PRESSURE. It can be set to: 100, 90, 80, 70, 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, or
10 mmHg using the YES + and NO – buttons. A setting of 40 mmHg is
recommended for the minimum cuff deflate pressure.
5. When the minimum pressure has been set, press the NEXT button to select
DYNAMIC INFLATE or FIXED INFLATE. Press the YES + button to turn
dynamic inflate on, or press the NO – button for fixed inflate.
When dynamic inflate is turned on, the blood pressure cuff inflation pressure
automatically ranges 30 mmHg above the most recent systolic reading.
Fixed inflate always inflates the blood pressure cuff to the set maximum inflation
pressure.
Dynamic inflate is recommended for most patients. However, if a patient's
systolic pressure readings vary by 25 mmHg or more, fixed inflate may be more
comfortable for the patient. In all likelihood, dynamic inflate would not inflate
the cuff high enough for such a patient, prompting the blood pressure monitor to
retry, and causing the patient to endure two inflations for each reading. A fixed
inflation to the set maximum pressure eliminates the double inflation and
increases the patient's comfort. Reducing the maximum cuff inflation pressure
setting for a patient being monitored with fixed inflate will also increase the
patient's comfort.
6. After selecting dynamic or fixed inflate, the DEFLATE RATE can be set. It can
be set to: 6, 5, 4, 3, or 2 mmHg, using the YES + and NO – buttons. A deflate
rate of 3 mmHg per second is recommended.
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