Glossary - Cardiac Science Cardiac Stress User Manual

Glossary

Controller Press-button panel that lets the user control the treadmill and view exercise
progress.
Deck Treadmill surface under walking belt.
Grade Incline, or slope, of the treadmill deck measured in percent grade.
Monitoring System A device that receives ECG signals from a patient and displays
and/or records them for review. Used with cardiac stress treadmills for exercise testing.
Protocol The specific treadmill workload sequence used for a particular stress test.
Roller Guard Metal plate at the rear of the treadmill deck, designed to prevent people
from placing fingers between the walking belt and rear roller.
Stress Test A procedure used to test cardiovascular and pulmonary response. Consists
of a patient performing controlled exercise while heart and/or lung activity is measured
with precision instrumentation. Also called a treadmill exercise test or exercise tolerance
test (ETT).
Track The path that the treadmill belt follows.
Walking Belt Walking surface of the treadmill—moves according to the speed set on
the controller.
TM 55/65 Treadmill 4.0 70-00297-01 A C-1