9-2 Infinity Vista VF6
9 ARRHYTHMIA
Overview
Arrhythmia monitoring is available for adult and pediatric patients. The arrhythmia
monitoring mode you select (Basic, Full, or OFF) determines which kinds of
arrhythmia events the monitor detects (see table below).
When you turn arrhythmia monitoring on, the monitor passes through a learning phase
(30 to 40 seconds) in which it learns the patient’s dominant QRS pattern and stores it
for reference. Subsequent beats and QRS rhythms are then compared to the stored
reference and classified as either normal or irregular (arrhythmia).
During the learning phase, LRN appears in the HR parameter box and the message
Arrhythmia Relearning in the message area at the bottom of the screen. You can also
initiate a learning phase manually at any time (see the section Relearning a Patient’s
ECG, below). Date and time of the last learning phase are indicated in the HR Setup
menu.
NOTE:
z Full arrhythmia monitoring is available as an option and must be enabled by
your Biomed.
z Arrhythmia monitoring is not available for neonates.
NOTE: For arrhythmia monitoring, the monitor processes the leads selected for ECG
monitoring (see the chapter ECG and Heart Rate).
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