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Patients who rely on nighttime blood pressure monitoring may be losing sleep, according to the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. The main concern expressed in this study is how sleep disturbances may ultimately affect the test results.

According to Dr. Rajiv Agarwal of the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Indianapolis, blood pressure monitor measurements taken during sleep are a better way to predict heart disease than tests administered in doctors’ offices. But Dr. Agarwal’s concern is that sleep disturbances may make it more difficult to assess the relationship between sleeping blood pressure tests and certain cardiac events.

After analyzing the results of 24 hour BP monitoring in over 100 patients with kidney disease, Dr. Agarwal noted certain variations in test results between those taken during the day and those taken at night. Cardiologists know that blood pressure usually dips during the night, and when that doesn’t happen, a patient is considered to be at much higher risk for cardiovascular events.

In most cases, patients were monitored during the night using an “Actiwatch device” strapped to their wrists. However, because the blood pressure monitors themselves were disturbing sleep patterns in many patients and causing increased activity during the night, the customary “dip” that would normally occur wasn’t happening. In fact, when patients were using the blood pressure monitor at night, they spent about 90 minutes less time in bed and slept less, causing them to sleep less soundly.
As a result, Dr. Agarwal suggests that sleep quality be a factor in deciding whether “sleeping BP” results are an accurate assessment of overall cardiac health.

Omron HEM-790IT

One of the more popular blood pressure monitors on the market is the Omron HEM-790IT. According Amazon’s user reviews, this monitor is considered the one of the best available for the price. This self-inflating, upper-arm blood pressure monitor gets high marks for accuracy and software functionality. It even allows multiple users to track their blood pressure, and the cuff fits a wide range of arm sizes. Using a PC connection, it allows users to chart their blood pressure on a computer using a bundled software package. This function makes it easy for home users to track changes in their BP, and upload this information for their healthcare providers. While the software is incompatible with Mac computers, some users found it difficult to run on Windows Vista as well.
Excellent for users who are on a budget, this blood pressure monitor is available for about $75. Another version, the Omron HEM-650 Wrist monitor is available for $40, and gets high marks for convenience, but may not be as accurate as the upper arm cuff.

A&D Medical LifeSource UA-787EJ

Known as the best home blood pressure monitor, the A&D Medical LifeSource UA-787EJ sells for about $70. It is a full-featured, self-inflating monitor that scores high on accuracy. Using A&D Medical’s “Easy Fit” cuff, the upper arm cuff on this monitor is two inches larger than most medium-sized cuffs, which allows it to fit more arm sizes. This blood pressure monitor can store up to sixty readings, with date and time, and features three programmable alarms to remind users to take a reading. It can also take an irregular heartbeat into account and compensate for that condition. A wrist-cuff version of this blood pressure monitor, the Omron HEM-650 Wrist, is also available for about $40.

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A new breed of patient monitors has become the most efficient way to deliver critical patient data in a mobile environment. Because of their ergonomic design and portability, the GE Dash 2000 patient vital signs monitors are high performance medical equipment that function well in large and small medical facilities, as well as anywhere in between. These lightweight monitors are highly functional and affordable, weighing just 12 pounds, making it easy for any medical facility to deliver GE’s high standard performance, particularly within specialized procedure rooms and mobile lifesaving units.
The GE Dash 2000 features a modern, high-resolution display screen that can be used in both monochromatic and full color modes. It offers a full range of broad spectrum monitoring capabilities, including ECG, vital signs, and non-invasive blood pressure monitoring. These patient monitors provide highly accurate SPO2 and heart rate readings, and they can also record the collected data on a clear, easy to read display.
For blood pressure monitoring, this machine uses Dinamap technology, and uses a Marquette-based ECG, which includes EK-Pro functionality for detecting arrhythmia. User friendly menu options offer intuitively placed functions, making these patient monitors easy enough to be used by a novice. To make it function seamlessly in a mobile ER environment, the machine comes equipped with a wireless LAN for continuous monitoring during patient transport.
Working in conjunction with GE’s Global Research division, GE Healthcare is always looking for new ways to service the medical services industry, particularly in the mobile lifesaving arena. At GE’s request, the FCC recently proposed a dedicated radio frequency band for short-range wireless patient monitoring devices, which will be called MBANS, the Medical Body Area Network Service.

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The GE DASH 3000 Pro Patient Monitor combines proven durability, advanced handling and picture perfect network connections.

• Weighing only 12+ lbs, including battery, the Dash 3000 is easy to handle and made to accommodate your demanding portable applications.
• In addition, these advanced capabilities provide the ability to move a patient throughout your entire facility, while maintaining highly beneficial, no-compromise performance; Perfect for bedside monitoring.
• An extensive set of features enables you to create a portable monitoring solution capable of meeting a wide range of perspicacity demands.
• Standard on the Dash 3000: 3 & 5 lead ECG/EKG, pulse oximetry, noninvasive blood pressure (NIBP), dual temperature monitoring and respiration control.
• Dash 3000 accommodates two invasive blood pressures: Mainstream CO2 monitoring BP and your choice of full arrhythmia-12-lead ECG with enhanced ST segment analysis.
• 24-hour trending with alarm histories, productivity-enhancing software includes online help, and drug dose, cardiac and pulmonary calculations. Provides unprecedented safety monitoring for patients in any treatment arena.
• COLOR 9″ LCD display to ensure easy viewing of all data.
• Displays up to 10 parameters and 7 waveforms, and an alternate screen configuration further enhance the screen utilization and visibility.
• Dash 3000 is field upgradable and expansion. Built-in wireless LAN provides seamless network connectivity.
• 2-way wired, or wireless networking, can import HIS demographic and lab data and can view other patients. To ensure continuity of care.
• GE Healthcare monitors, enable users to confidently and efficiently transition from one monitor to the next, throughout your facility.
• Dash 3000′s smart battery management system incorporates up to two user-accessible batteries. They feature a 4-5 hour run time and recharge in 2-4 hours, either internally or with a charger.
• Batteries can be changed one-at-a-time without loss of function; Dash 3000 is specifically designed to help you maintain monitoring continuity. (50-60htz power flexibility. 100-240volt)
• 12 Pounds (5.5 kilos): Lightweight monitor made to move with a patient. The compact, ergonomic package, complete with integral power supply, allows easy handling.
• In the Emergency Room, Operating Room, Cardiology and Internal Medicine practice the Dash 3000 is a power tool for your hospital office or clinical setting. The built-in caring handle-great for paramedics too.

Contact us at Absolute Medical Equipment for more information and pricing options.

We just got in a bunch of GE Dash 3000 Patient monitors and can offer them for sale at the super low price of $2499! The Dash 3000 is These patient monitors are in excellent condition and have the following parameters:

• ECG
• NIBP
• SPo2
• IBP
• Temp

We also have the Dash 3000 with EtCo2 and the Dash 3000 with Printer if you require. Find patient monitors and other new and used medical equipment at Absolute Medical Equipment.

Looking for the very latest in a Mammography machine that is both user and patient friendly ? Then the GE Senographe DMR+ fits the bill. Featuring the very latest technology for image quality and diagnostic confidence the GE Senographe DMR Plus offers the patient a hands free compression exam with compression paddles, has 5 photocells for a wider range of breast placement, digital angulation display, and vertical height adjustment to allow more interaction with the patient,  Two Patient Bucky’s measuring 18×24 and 24×30 come standard ,as does dual footswitch providing easy operation for the technologist. The machine boasts superb image quality with its Maxi Ray x-ray tube and the  SharpIQ grid system for cleaner images.  It employs a unique, patented bi-metal mammography tube with a Rhodium track for superior imaging of the most challenging breast tissues.

Up for sale at Absolute Medical, this DMR+machine is a refurbished 2002 model and was not acquired from a hospital, but was lightly used in a clinic and has been under the GE Maintenance since November ’03. It comes loaded with accessories and has under 8000 exposures.

Blood pressure monitors, automated noninvasive blood pressure monitors, NIBP Monitors, or electronic sphygmomanometers, have made measurement and triage easier and more convenient in the ER, Clinic, Doctor’s Office or Emergency Room, but these devices can cost a fortune.
Most of us would be delighted to save money buying blood pressure monitors and other used medical equipment and would like to know what to look for and where to find bargains. Home monitors range from the simple cuff with a means to hold the stethoscope in place with one hand for do it yourself readings to sophisticated electronic NIBP monitors costing hundreds of dollars. Some medical monitors cost thousands of dollars at that.
Bargains for new and used medical equipment are very common and pretty easy to find. One great place to find blood pressure monitors for low cost is www.absolutemed.com. Also check online bulletin boards and disease support groups for free blood pressure monitors and other medical equipment or very cheap prices, and don’t forget online auction sites. There are large companies that sell nothing but used and refurbished medical equipment, both brick and mortar and virtual stores.
Health related charities and some clinics will have loaners or other free options as well. Drug companies often donate monitors to give to patients, so ask your doctor. You will also want to take your monitor in to calibrate it with a medically accurate blood pressure monitor so that you will know how real your readings really are. Ideally, your machine should be bio-med certified from time to time to ensure optimal condition of the machine and all cuffs and hoses.