Fluke Biomedical medTester 5000C - Manual (Page 282)

medTester 5000C
Operators Manual
17-8
PRESSURE TEST
The pressure test allows you to document up to three static pressure levels
generated by the CuffLink. You can then compare the NIBP monitor reading.
You can press F1 START to start one of the three pressure test steps or F2
SKIP to skip a step.
To perform a pressure test the NIBP monitor must be set to a mode where it
continuously reads and displays the pressure and closes the cuff circuit to the
outside air.
On starting a pressure test, initially the medTester commands the CuffLink to
inflate up to 200 mmHg. Then it continuously reads the pressure from the
CuffLink. You can adjust the pressure by pressing F1 RELEASE to release all
pressure back to zero, F2 200 to inflate the pressure back up to 200 mmHg,
or F3 +25 to inflate the pressure to 25 mmHg higher than the last reading.
You should compare the NIBP monitor pressure reading with the medTester
reading (from the CuffLink). When you have a reading you want to store into
the test record, press F5 STORE. You should be watching the NIBP monitor
pressure reading just as you press F5 STORE.
As before in the NIBP tests you can enter test results in two ways:
1. You can make a judgment yourself and press F1 PASS or F2 FAIL to
store that with the record. FAIL is stored with a “#”.
2. Or you can press F3 DATA to enter the actually observed NIBP monitor
pressure reading into the medTester using the numeric, UP/DOWN, and
LEFT/RIGHT keys, followed by ENT to complete. Enter the data below
the nominal value.
Or press F4 REPEAT to repeat that pressure test step.