Product Manual

StressTesting
3.Enterpatientdataasdescribedin“EnteringPatientInformation”onpage57.
4.Adjustthestressoptionsasnecessary:
Thisincludesthespeedandgain,niteresiduallter,pacemakerenhancement,
printerleads,testprotocol,reportformat,andtargetheartrate.Formore
informationonsettingtheseoptions,see“StressOptions”onpage98.
5.RecordapreliminaryECG.
Thismaybeaseated,standing,supine,orhyperventilatingECG,dependingon
therequirementsoftheselectedprotocol.
6.Beginthepretestphase.
a.Havethepatientgetonthedevice.
b.PressthePretestkey.
c.Allowthepatienttowarmupbeforebeginningtheexercisephaseofthe
test.
NOTE:
Onsupportedtreadmills,pressStartTMtostartthebelt.
7.Whenthepatientisreadytobeginthestresstest,presstheExercisekey.
Duringthetest,youcanusethestresskeystoholdthecurrentstage,enter
bloodpressure,addacomment,changethedisplayedleads,andtogglethe
niteresiduallter.Withsupportedequipment,youcanalsousethestresskeys
toadjusttheequipment’sspeed,grade,orload.Withunsupportedequipment,
theequipmentmustbeadjustedmanuallyattheequipmentitself.
Formoreinformationonmakingtheseadjustments,see“StressTestKeys”on
page98.
8.Whentheexercisephaseiscomplete,presstheRecoverykeytobeginthe
recoveryphaseofthetest.
NOTE:
Whenusinganergometerwithremotestart,youdonotneedtopressthe
Recoverykeybecausetherecoveryphasebeginsautomaticallyattheend
ofthelaststage.However,youcanpresstheRecoverykeytobeginthe
recoveryphasebeforethelaststageends.
Onsupportedtreadmills,thebeltbeginstoslowandthegradedropsto0%.On
supportedergometers,theloadbeginstolighten.Onunsupportedtreadmills
andergometers,theseadjustmentsmustbemademanually.
ContinuetomonitorthepatientandrecordtheECGuntilthedevicestops.
9.Whentherecoveryphaseisover,presstheTestEndkey.
ThemenuoptionsatthebottomofthescreenchangetoConrmTestEndand
ContinueTest.Dooneofthefollowing:
•Toreturntothetest,pressContinueTest.
Thepreviousmenuoptionsreturn.ContinuetorecordtheECGasneeded.
Whenyouaredone,repeatthisstep.
•Tostopthetest,pressConrmTestEnd.
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