EKO DUO - Capturing Sounds and ECGs

DUO - User Manual Pg 11
3.3 Capturing Sounds and ECGs
To capture sounds and ECGs, DUO can be used on
various locations and orientations of the chest. Each
position will produce a unique heart sound and ECG
tracing.
Audio
Capture sounds by placing DUO anywhere on the
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the skin to ensure good contact.
ECG
Capture the ECG signal by placing DUO on the chest.
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muscle, centered below the clavicle and angled at
45°, as shown in the illustration below. If the patient
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chest hair, then the conductive gel used with other
ECG systems may be applied to DUO electrodes to
improve the quality of the ECG signal.
Diaphragm
Front:
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Positions
Back:
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Positions
Placement
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placement can vary.
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anatomical positions.
Placement
The dots above indicate generally accepted
DUO placement positions for listening to the
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to vibration and hand noise. Remember to
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body to ensure good contact.
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