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cardiac monitor |
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cardiac monitor, a device for the continuous observation of cardiac function. It may include electrocardiograph and oscilloscope readings, recording devices, and a visual and/or audible record of heart function and rhythm. An alarm system may be set to identify abnormal rhythms or heart rates. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The cuffs - three on each leg - are synchronized by a cardiac monitor that moves the blood in rhythm with the heart. ``He had no pulse and no blood pressure,'' said Roche, who connected the passenger to that plane's defibrillator, which also contains a small cardiac monitor. LifeWatch's services enable a physician who is treating a patient with arrhythmia to prescribe his patient with a small, battery-powered cardiac monitor that records irregularities in the heart's electrical activity over a 30-day period. |
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