baxter ARENA - During Treatment

3. Instrument Modes
3.2 DURING TREATMENT
For each patient, the Instrument must first be primed, and then
dialysis started. Although it is not a mode that is selected, the
Instrument may also go into an alarm mode requiring action from
the operator. The Prime, Dialyze and Alarm Modes are
summarized below.
3.2.1 Prime Mode
3.2.1.1 Instrument status window display
PRIME
3.2.1.2 Instrument action
• The main alarm lamp flashes at a slow rate.
• The blood pump will operate.
• The venous line clamp is open.
• The self test has been successfully completed.
• The extracorporeal alarms may be disarmed.
• The extracorporeal alarms automatically armed if blood or
ambient light is detected at the saline/blood detector.
• The UF rate may be manually set from the technician set
minimum UF rate value to the maximum rate of 4.0 L/h.
• The Event Timer is available.
• Dialyzer Prime is available.
• The Instrument accepts a Patient Data Card.
If the extracorporeal alarms are armed:
• The arterial pressure alarm limit was set to ±50 mmHg around
the indicated arterial pressure when the PRIME button was
pressed or 10 seconds after the blood pump is turned on, off or
rate changed, or the level adjust button pressed, or the RESET
button touched.
• The venous pressure alarm limit is ±50 mmHg around the
indicated venous pressure when the PRIME button was pressed
or 10 seconds after the blood pump is turned on, off or rate
changed, or the level adjust button pressed, or the RESET
button touched.
• The TMP alarm limits are set to ±35 mmHg (within the range
of the technician set minimum TMP value of -85 mmHg to a
maximum of +500 mmHg) around the indicated pressure,
157-1278-910 Rev A 3-5
November 2003