Appearance Of The Atrial Fibrillation Indicator For Early - Microlife BP A6 PC Instructions Manual

How not to store a reading
As soon as the reading is displayed press and hold the START/
STOP button 1 until «M» BL is flashing. Confirm to delete the
reading by pressing the M-button AK.
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You can stop the measurement at any time by pressing the
START/STOP button (e.g. if you feel uneasy or an
unpleasant pressure sensation).
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If the systolic blood pressure is known to be very high,
it can be an advantage to set the pressure individually.
Press the START/STOP button after the monitor has been
pumped up to a level of approx. 30 mmHg (shown on the
display). Keep the button pressed until the pressure is
about 40 mmHg above the expected systolic value – then
release the button.
5. Appearance of the Atrial Fibrillation Indicator for
early Detection (only in AFIB/MAM mode)
This device is able to detect atrial fibrillation (AFIB). This symbol BO
indicates that atrial fibrillation was detected during the measurement.
If the AFIB symbol appears after having performed a full blood pres-
sure measurement episode (triplicate measurements), you are
advised to wait for one hour and perform another measurement
episode (triplicate measurements). If the AFIB symbol appears
again, then you are advised to visit your doctor. If after repeated
measurement the AFIB symbol is no longer displayed there is no
cause for concern. In such case it is recommended to measure again
the next day.
Information for the doctor on frequent appearance of the
atrial fibrillation indicator
This device is an oscillometric blood pressure monitor that also
analyses pulse irregularity during measurement. The device is
clinically tested.
The AFIB symbol is displayed after the measurement, if atrial
fibrillation occurred during measuring. If the AFIB symbol
appears after having performed a full blood pressure measure-
ment episode (triplicate measurements), the patient is advised to
wait for one hour and perform another measurement episode
(triplicate measurements). If the AFIB symbol appears again, we
recommend the patient to seek medical advice.
The device does not replace a cardiac examination, but serves
to detect atrial fibrillation that often remains undiagnosed until
stroke occurs.
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Keep the arm still during measuring to avoid false readings.
BP A6 PC
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This device may not detect atrial fibrillation in people with
pacemakers or defibrillators.
6. Traffic Light Indicator in the Display
The bars on the left-hand edge of the display BK show you the
range within which the indicated blood pressure value lies.
Depending on the height of the bar, the readout value is either
within the optimum (green), elevated (yellow), too high (orange) or
dangerously high (red) range. The classification corresponds to
the 4 ranges in the table as defined by the international guidelines
(ESH, AHA, JSH), as described in «Section 1.».
7. PC-Link Functions
This device can be used in conjunction with a personal computer
(PC) running the Microlife Blood Pressure Analyser (BPA) software.
The memory data can be transferred to the PC by connecting the
monitor via a cable.
If no CD and cable is included download the BPA software from
www.microlife.com and use a USB cable with a Mini-B 5 pin
connector.
Installation and data transmission
1. Insert CD into the CD ROM drive of your PC. The installation
will start automatically. If not, please click on «SETUP.EXE».
2. Connect the monitor via the cable to the PC; there is no need to
switch the device on. 3 horizontal bars will appear on the
display and last for 3 seconds.
3. The bars will then flash to indicate that the connection between
PC and device is successful. As long as the cable is plugged in,
the bars will keep flashing and the buttons are disabled.
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During the connection, the device is completely controlled
by the computer. Please refer to the «help» file for software
instructions.
8. Data Memory
This device automatically stores up to 99 measurement values for
each of the 2 users.
Viewing the stored values
Select either user 1 or 2 with the user switch 9.
Switch the lock switch AN to «unlock» position. Press the M-button AK
briefly. The display first shows «M» BL and an average value. The
device then switches to the last stored value.
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