Patient Monitor User Manual Monitoring NIBP
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12.5.1 Operation Prompts
1. Manual Measuring
Access the NIBP Setup menu and set the Measure Mode item to Manual. Then press the
button on the front panel or shortcut key on the screen to start a manual measurement.
2. Automatical Measurement
Access the NIBP Setup menu and set the Measure Mode item to Auto, select time interval as
need, then press the button on the front panel or shortcut key on the screen.
3. Continuous measurement
Access the NIBP Setup menu and pick the Continuous item to start a continuous measurement.
The continuous measurement will last 5 minutes.
4. Stopping continuous measurement
During continuous measurement, press the button on the front panel or shortcut key
on the screen at any time to stop measurement.
12.5.2 Correcting the Measurement if Limb is not at Heart Level
To correct the measurement if the limb is not at heart level to the displayed value:
Add 0.75 mmHg (0.10 kPa) for each centimeter
higher or
Deduct 0.75 mmHg (0.10 kPa) for each
centimeter lower or
Add 1.9 mmHg (0.25 kPa) for each inch higher Deduct 1.9 mmHg (0.25 kPa) for each inch
lower
12.6 NIBP Multi-Review Window
To set the display of NIBP measurements, select NIBP Setup > Review:
When it is set to On, a window for NIBP measurements will be displayed at the waveform
area on the main interface, and the size of this window varies depending on the numbers of
displayed waveforms.
When it is set to Off, the window is unavailable on the screen.
12.7 Resetting NIBP
When the pressure does not work properly and the system fails to give a message for the problem,
pick Reset in the User Maintain > NIBP Maintain menu to activate self-test procedure, and
thus restore the system from abnormal performance.
12.8 Calibrating NIBP
NIBP is not user-calibrated. Cuff-pressure transducers must be verified and calibrated, if
necessary, at least once every two years by a qualified service professional. See the Service
Manual for details.
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