Body-Mass-Index (Bmi) - Seca 644 Manual De Instrucciones

Body-Mass-Index (BMI)

Body Mass Index puts height and weight in relationship to one another, providing more
accurate information than ideal Broca weight, for example. A tolerance range is given
which is considered ideal for health.
Three body sizes can be stored.
– Press the Start key with no load on the
scale.
se(a 8. 8 . 8 . 8 . 8 .
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secutively in the display. The scale is
then automatically set to zero and ready
for operation.
– Press the FUNC key.
– The last function used appears in the
display.
– Use the arrow keys to select the BMI
function FU 1. Activate the function by
pressing the FUNC key once again.
– An arrow on the left-hand side of the
display indicates which memory is set.
– Use the arrow keys to select the mem-
ory position under which you wish to
record – or under which you have al-
ready recorded – the patient's height.
– Press the FUNC key again. The pa-
tient's recorded height will then appear
on the display.
– You can change the value in 1 cm incre-
ments using the arrow keys.
– Once the correct value is set, press the
FUNC key again. The BMI function is
now activated.
– Ask the patient to mount the scale.
Once on the scale, the patient should
stand still.
– Read off the BMI on the digital display
and compare it with the categories on
page 29.
– Press an arrow key if you would like to
see the weight briefly.
– To return to normal weighing mode,
press the FUNC key.
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