Conducting An Exercise Stress Test - SunTech Tango+ Guia Del Usuario

24

Conducting an Exercise Stress Test

After your patient is properly prepared and a heart rate is displayed on Tango+,
you are ready to conduct a stress test. Remember, you can stop a measurement in
process by pressing the START/STOP button.
If your patient's condition becomes unstable, and you need to monitor their BP more
closely, remember that you can place the monitor into Stat mode by pressing the
STAT Key. You can stop a measurement and/or exit Stat mode by pressing the STAT
or START/STOP button.
1. Take 1–2 blood pressure measurements with the patient seated or
standing still.
a. With the patient sitting or standing still, take a measurement using your
stress system or by pressing the START/STOP button.
b. As the measurement is being taken, watch the display for the cuff
pressure and waveform display. With the
waveform display showing K-sounds,
you should see K-sounds just as you
would hear them if taking a manual BP
measurement with a stethoscope.
c. Once you take a reliable measurement
with Tango+, you can proceed with
the stress test. If, after two attempts,
you are unable to get an accurate
measurement with the Tango+,
consult the manual for Advice and
Troubleshooting tips (page 30).
2. Conduct the Stress Test.
a. Advise and support your patient to get
accurate BP measurements during the
stress test. Make sure the patient's
arm is relaxed while a BP is measured.
Below are a few tips for keeping the
arm relaxed during a stress test:
• If the patient is holding onto the
• Help your patient relax his/her arm
treadmill bar for support, advise
the patient to lightly grip the bar.
Alternatively, ask the patient to turn
his/her hand over so that the palm
is facing upward and resting on the
treadmill bar.
when a measurement is taken (see
Figure 10).
This is an acceptable arm
movement during a BP
reading
This is an unacceptable
arm movement during a BP
reading
Figure 10: Limitations to
arm movement during
stress test