Nikki Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 I had the valsalva test done yesterday, and I was just wondering - is your blood pressure supposed to be monitored during this test? I don't know much about it but the people doing the test didn't seem to know what they were doing the entire time.. They had 3 electrodes hooked up (two on my chest, one on my rib) but that was all...or can they measure it that way? Cause I was thinking and I'm 99% sure my doctor said they'd be watching my heart rate and blood pressure, but they never hooked any cuff to me or anything. So I'm not sure if I should call and say something or not. I don't have an appointment until December 20th, so I'd hate to wait and then them not even have all my information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephL Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 I'm no expert, can only share my story.I had mine done during the TTT. They did monitor my waves and pulse during the valsalva test but they also measured my blood pressure before and after, possible during. I cannot recall. But my report talks a lot about my pulse and recovering time, telling them a lot about what was going on. I'm sure they can see a lot without your BP but I can't imagine that knowing how it was reacting during the testing time, would do anything but help them.I do know that I was pretty surprised how much they could pick up about my body with the electric waves. I was surprised that they knew before me everytime I started to flush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peregrine Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 Also not an expert, but it does sound like they didn't monitor your blood pressure at all. During my TTT (which included Valsalva) they had a finger BP monitor (funky but awesome) and also the usual electrodes. I don't think (but not certain) that they can get blood pressure just with electrodes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmreber Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 My experience was the same as Peregrine's. They did mine during the TTT; they took a before and after blood pressure with the regular cuff, but also had a finger cuff that constantly monitored my BP throughout the entire procedure. I don't know a lot about it, but I was under the impression that both heart rate and BP reactions had something to do with the Valsalva test results? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos Posted October 26, 2012 Report Share Posted October 26, 2012 At both of the major centers where I had this test done, I had on a finger BP monitor that measures beat-to-beat pressures. If I remember correctly that's a pretty critical part of the test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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