Guest guest Posted February 7, 2004 Report Share Posted February 7, 2004 In a message dated 2/7/04 4:00:58 PM Pacific Standard Time, ervinke3@... writes: << Next problem: when the HR isn't rhythmic but arrhythmic (like mine) the mechanical counting is false. I try to find some remedy but I doubt that i'll find it. >> Ervin ... you could try what I do, especially if you know you're in a-fib. Just take it 5-10 times in rapid succession ... that gives you the range of what your rate in a-fib is. Hope that helps. Toni CA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2004 Report Share Posted February 7, 2004 Dear Debbi, I have promised you to give you (and others) my opinion about the Pulse M. W. I picked it up today and tried it right away. Unfortunately I have one subjective and one or two objective (technical) problems. The subjective one is: that I don't hear the beeps well and the W. needs approx. 8 seconds in order to give a " long beep " , what I don't hear and what the W. not always makes. Next problem: when the HR isn't rhythmic but arrhythmic (like mine) the mechanical counting is false. I try to find some remedy but I doubt that i'll find it. I hope you enjoy it more and it contributes to your health a lot. Regards, Ervin ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2004 Report Share Posted February 7, 2004 Earvin, I would tend to agree with you. Here's why: When I'm in afib taking my pulse manually or via my BP monitor or my treadmill heart rate monitor is impossible. It reads around 90bpm. The trouble is my heart is beating so erratic it can't read it accurately. The heart is beating like this: beep...beep...b...b...bbbbb...bb.bbb...bbbbbb.b.b.b.b.bbbbb.b.b.b....b bbbbb.b.b.b.bbbbbb..well unfortunately, you all know what I mean, it goes crazy. On my last ER visit the nurse took my pulse manually and said " your pulse really isn't that high. " I told her she wasn't getting a good reading because of the afib and she ignored me. When they hooked me up to the EKG it got the right reading which was 190 bpm and they gave me and IV of cardizem which almost immediately brought it down to 100bpm. The nurse that finally took care of me during my cardioversion told me the same thing. It's really tough to get an accurate reading unless your hooked up to an EKG machine. P <MI> ............................................... > Dear Debbi, > I have promised you to give you (and others) my opinion > about the Pulse M. W. > I picked it up today and tried it right away. > Unfortunately I have one subjective and one or two > objective (technical) problems. > The subjective one is: that I don't hear the beeps well > and the W. needs approx. 8 seconds in order to give > a " long beep " , what I don't hear and what the W. not > always makes. > Next problem: when the HR isn't rhythmic but arrhythmic > (like mine) the mechanical counting is false. > I try to find some remedy but I doubt that i'll find it. > I hope you enjoy it more and it contributes to your > health a lot. > Regards, > Ervin > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------- > -- > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2004 Report Share Posted February 7, 2004 Toni, that's exactly what I've found also. I just bought the PMW because I have such a hard time finding my pulse. Debbi, OU Alum in OKC > Just take it 5-10 times in rapid succession ... that gives you the range of > what your rate in a-fib is. Hope that helps. > > Toni > CA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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