GE CARESCAPE - Setting the SVT length; Setting HR for SVT; Arrhythmia alarm messages

ECG
4.SelectavaluefromthePauseIntervallist.
SettingtheSVTlength
E-modulesandPDMonly.
ThissettingdetermineshowmanyconsecutiveSVCsareneededtotriggertheSV
Tachyalarm.
1.SelecttheHRparameterwindow.
2.SelecttheArrhythmiatab.
3.SelectAtrialAlarms.
4.SelectavaluefromtheSVTLengthlist.
SettingHRforSVT
E-modulesandPDMonly.
ThissettingdeterminestheminimumvaluefortheHRtotriggertheSVTachyalarm.
1.SelecttheHRparameterwindow.
2.SelecttheArrhythmiatab.
3.SelectAtrialAlarms.
4.SelectavaluefromtheHRforSVT/minlist.
Arrhythmiaalarmmessages
NOTE
Aclinicianmustanalyzethearrhythmiainformationin
conjunctionwiththeotherclinicalndings.
AlarmmessageArrhythmiaanalysisAlarmprioritydefaultArrhythmiadetection
criteria
AFibFull(Allothersoftware
packagesexceptNICU;
notavailablewithTRAM)
Accordingtopriority
setting
AbsenceofP-wavesand
irregularRR-interval.
Accel.Ventric.FullAccordingtopriority
setting
Acceleratedventricular
rhythm-RunofPVCs
witharunlengthofat
leastsixbeatsandthe
raterequirementshave
notmetforVTachorV
Brady.
AsystoleLethalHighHRdecreasedtozero.
Bigeminy
FullAccordingtopriority
setting
EveryotherbeatisPVC
(N-V-N-V-N-V).
BradyLethalwithNICU
softwarepackage
Fullwithallother
softwarepackages
TRAMandcombination
monitoringonly
Accordingtopriority
setting
Displayed4/8-beat
averageECGheart
ratefallsbelowthe
user-selectedcommon
HRlowlimitorECGHR
lowlimit.
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