User`s manual

CARDELL
®
Veterinary Monitors
21-02-0285 REV. 06 07/11
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MANUAL MODE FOR BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION
Select the appropriate sized cuff for the patient being monitored. Refer to Section 5, BLOOD
PRESSURE MONITORING for more information.
Connect the cuff to the end of the monitor tubing. Connect the monitor tubing to the NIBP
connector, located on the left side of the monitor.
The default Initial Inflation Pressure is 150 mmHg. To select an alternate Initial Inflation
Pressure, press either the ARROW UP or the ARROW DOWN pushbutton.
IMPORTANT:
Excessive patient motion can contribute to inaccurate measurements. It is important that the
animal be kept still during a measurement. Make every attempt to alleviate fear, anxiety and
pain. Stroking the animal before and during the measurement or having the animal held by the
owner may be helpful.
Since fear and anxiety may affect the blood pressure, it is advisable to take at least three
measurements to allow the animal to relax. Taking five measurements will allow you to discard
the upper and lower values and average the middle three.
Press the START pushbutton to begin a measurement. For the first measurement the monitor
will inflate to the default setting or the Initial Inflation Pressure selected.
NOTE:
When the monitor is configured in the Alarms Off mode, the message “Alrm Off” is displayed in
the Message Window, the cuff inflation pressure will always be set to 150 mmHg. Also, as an
example, if the Initial Inflation Pressure was set to 100 mmHg, the first NIBP inflation pressure
would be 100 mmHg followed by pressures at 150 mmHg.
The monitor’s front panel NIBP displays will indicate all dashes “- -“ while the measurement is in
progress and the Message Window displays the Inflation Pressure in the format “Meas XXX”,
where “XXX” is the pressure value. For subsequent measurements, the monitor will inflate
approximately 30 mmHg higher than the previously determined Systolic pressure.
The measurement typically takes less than 30 seconds to complete. In no case will the cuff
remain pressurized for more than 150 seconds.
When the measurement is completed, the cuff will automatically deflate and the monitor will
display the Systolic, Diastolic, MAP (if enabled), and Pulse Rate values on the front panel
displays. The Message Window displays a time stamp of the NIBP measurement in the format
“BP HH:MM”. Where “HH” is the hour and “MM” is the minute of the measurement taken.
NOTE:
If SpO
2
is active, the Pulse Rate value will be determined from the SpO
2
measurement.
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