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Monday, June 10, 2013

How to Buy a Cardiac Stress Testing System

Like most medical equipment, stress testing systems come in many different styles and configurations. Certain configurations will allow for significantly greater usability, resulting in a far more effective unit overall. In order to purchase the unit appropriate for your medical, check out the following guide.

Steps

    1
    Check the electrocardiograph. A good stress test system should use a microprocessor-controlled, 12-lead electrocardiograph to record and store electrocardiogram signals. This configuration provides maximum results and accuracy.
    2
    Examine the monitor display. A good stress test system should feature the following data:
        Electrocardiogram.
        Heart rate.
        Patient data.
        Blood pressure.
        Treadmill speed and grade/ergometer load.
        Protocol being used.
    3
    Consider what protocols are available on the unit. Protocols should be commonly used exercise protocols, and they should be user programmable for maximum flexibility.
    4
    Check to ensure that a printer is included with the system. This will allow the user to print out and provide hard copy reports for later analysis and storage purposes.
    5
    Make sure that the reports indicated in the previous step are available in both standard and user customizable templates. The reports should also be user-selectable in order to maintain efficiency.

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