EKG Machines: All About Exercise Electrocardiogram (Part 5)
A HP PageWriter Trim III Cardiograph Product Review


As for the fifth installment of the EKG Machines: All About Exercise Electrocardiogram article series, and we will be discussing on how is exercise electrocardiogram being done during the test.

For exercise, you will either walk on a treadmill or pedal on a stationary bicycle while being monitored by an EKG machine. Your EKG will be monitored on screen, and paper copies will be printed out for later review before you start the exercise, at the end of each section of exercise, and while you are recovering.

The test is usually performed in a series of stages, each lasting 3 minutes. After each 3-minute stage, the resistance or speed of the treadmill or bicycle is increased.

For the treadmill test, the treadmill will move slowly in a level or slightly inclined position. As the test progresses, the speed and steepness of the treadmill will be increased so that you will be walking faster and at a greater incline.

For the stationary bicycle, you will sit on the bicycle with the seat and handlebars adjusted so that you can pedal comfortably. You can use the handlebars to help you balance, but you should not use them to support your weight. You will be asked to pedal fast enough to maintain a certain speed. The resistance will then be gradually increased, making it harder to pedal.

In both the treadmill and the bicycle tests, your EKG, heart rate, and blood pressure will be recorded during the exercise. Your heart rate and EKG will be recorded continuously. Your blood pressure is usually measured during the second minute of each stage. It may be measured more frequently if the readings are too high or too low.

The test continues until you need to stop, until you reach your maximum heart rate, until you begin to show symptoms of stress on your heart and lungs (such as fatigue, extreme shortness of breath, or angina), or until the EKG tracing shows decreased blood flow to your heart muscle.

The test may also be stopped if you develop serious irregular heartbeats or if your blood pressure drops below your resting level.

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The HP PageWriter Trim III Cardiograph prints 12 lead ECGs on 8.5 x 11 inch z-fold recording paper and provides a preview screen to view ECGs.

This said EKG Machine has up to $30 reimbursement per test. This machine pays for itself after 115 tests. This ECG Machine has an alphanumeric keyboard for inputting patient data and information.


Aside from the abovementioned specs, this EKG also includes these features: crisp, easy-to-read waveforms, noise-suppressing filters; measurement software included, adult and pediatric interpretation software built in, with preview screen and full alphanumeric keyboard and also included is HP's Acute Cardiac Ischemia-Time Insensitive Predictive Instrument (ACI-TIPI) and Thrombolytic Predictive Instrument (TPI) applications.

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