How Not To Store A Reading; Appearance Of The Atrial Fibrillation Indicator For Early Detection (Active Only In Afib/Mam Mode); Traffic Light Indicator In The Display; Pc-Link Functions - Microlife BP A200 AFIB Manual De Instrucciones

How not to store a reading

As soon as the reading is displayed press and hold the ON/OFF
button 1 until «M» AS is flashing. Confirm to delete the reading by
pressing the M-button 2.
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You can stop the measurement at any time by pressing the
ON/OFF 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 ON/OFF 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 (Active only in AFIB/MAM mode)
This device is able to detect atrial fibrillation (AF). This symbol BK
indicates that atrial fibrillation was detected during the measure-
ment. Please refer to the next paragraph for information regarding
the consultation with your doctor.
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 fibrilla-
tion occurred during measuring. If the AFIB symbol appears after
having performed a full blood pressure measurement episode (tripli-
cate measurements), the patient is advised to perform another
measurement episode (triplicate measurements). If the AFIB symbol
appears again, we recommend the patient to seek medical advice.
If the AFIB-symbol appears on the screen of the blood pressure
monitor, it indicates the possible presence of atrial fibrillation.
The atrial fibrillation diagnosis however, must be made by a
cardiologist based on ECG interpretation.
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Keep the arm still during measuring to avoid false readings.
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This device may not or wrongly 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 BN show you the
range within which the indicated blood pressure value lies.
BP A200 AFIB
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 the last 200 measurement values.

Viewing the stored values

Press the M-button 2 briefly, when the device is switched off. The
display first shows «M» AS and then a value, e.g. «M 17». This
means that there are 17 values in the memory. The device then
switches to the last stored result.
Pressing the M-button again displays the previous value. Pressing
the M-button repeatedly enables you to move from one stored
value to another.

Memory full

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Pay attention that the maximum memory capacity of 200
memories is not exceeded. When the 200 memory is full,
the oldest value is automatically overwritten with the
201st value. Values should be evaluated by a doctor before
the memory capacity is reached – otherwise data will be lost.
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