Bravo pH Monitoring System 26 User Guide
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5.5 x 7.75 inches (140 mm x 197 mm)
Reviewing Instructions with Patients
Review the following information with the patient.
1. Familiarize the patient with the recorder. Instruct the patient to press the appropriate
button at the first sensation of the symptom (chest pain, regurgitation, or heartburn).
Figure 13. Default values of symptom buttons.
2. Explain that the patient must first press any button to turn on the backlight, and then
press the appropriate symptom or event button.
3. Show the patient that the indicator light on the symptom button (Figure 13)
illuminates for 3 seconds confirming that a symptom button was pressed.
4. Explain the beep sound (if the recorder was programmed to beep when a symptom
button is pressed).
5. Explain the use of the Patient Diary. Patients need to write down eating, lying down
(supine), and other user-defined periods, using the time on the recorder’s screen for
the start and end times.
User-defined periods allow the patient to record a period of time when they are
engaged in an activity that the physician determined may affect pH readings, such as
smoking, exercising, or wheezing.
6. Instruct the patient to make sure that the recorder is always monitoring the capsule:
Note
The default meaning of recorder symptom buttons can be changed in
the software application (AccuView or Reflux software). Refer to the
software user guide for details. If you are using the buttons for other
symptoms, make sure to explain the function of each symptom button
to the patient.
meal
supine
regurgitation
capsule LED
chest pain
heartburn
When this
button is
pressed...
This icon
appears
on the
screen
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