Philips MP40/50 Manual Do Utilizador

Preparing to Measure NBP

Make sure that you are using a Philips-approved correct sized cuff and that the bladder inside the 
cover is not folded or twisted. 
A wrong cuff size, and a folded or twisted bladder, can cause inaccurate measurements. The width 
of the cuff should be in the range from 37% to 47% of the limb circumference. The inflatable part 
of the cuff should be long enough to encircle at least 80% of the limb.

Apply the cuff to a limb at the same level as the patient’s heart. If it is not, you must use the 
measurement correction formula to correct the measurement. 
The marking on the cuff must match the artery location. Do not wrap the cuff too tightly around 
the limb. It may cause discoloration, and ischemia of the extremities. Inspect the application site 
regularly to ensure skin quality and inspect the extremity of the cuffed limb for normal color, 
warmth and sensitivity. If the skin quality changes, or if the extremity circulation is being affected, 
move the cuff to another site or stop the blood pressure measurements immediately. Check more 
frequently when making automatic or stat measurements.

To correct the measurement if the limb is not at heart level, to the displayed value

Depending on the NBP numeric size, not all elements may be visible. Your monitor may be configured 
to display only the systolic and diastolic values.

Alarm Sources if you have parallel alarm sources, the sources are displayed instead of the alarm limits. 

NBP Timestamp depending on the configured 

 setting, the time shown beside the NBP 

numeric can be: 

NBP

add 0.75mmHg (0.10kPa) for each centimeter 
higher or

deduct 0.75mmHg (0.10kPa) for each centimeter 
lower or

add 1.9mmHg (0.25kPa) for each inch higher.

deduct 1.9mmHg (0.25kPa) for each inch lower.

Auto

Sys.

Measurement Mode

Timestamp/
Timer

Mean pressure

Diastolic

Alarm limits

Alarm source

Systolic