GE CARESCAPE - Respiration lead I electrode placement

Impedancerespiration
Lead
Description
Availablewithmodules
LeadIBestfordetectingthoracic
breathing,butismore
susceptibletocardiogenic
artifact.
TRAM,PDM,PSM
LeadIIEquallygoodatdetecting
thoracicorabdominal
breathing,butismore
susceptibletocardiogenic
andmotion(head,neck,or
arm)artifact.
TRAM,PDM,PSM
PSMusestheECGleadselectionifthe
measurementmodeis3-leadandLead
IIifthemeasurementmodeis5-,6-,
or10-leadwireset.Ifanyelectrodeis
disconnected,theremaininglead(I,IIor
III)isused,ifpossible.
LeadRL-LLBestatdetectingabdominal
breathingandisnotas
susceptibletocardiogenicor
motionartifact.
TheRL-LLrespirationleadis
availablewithPDMonly.
PDM
Notavailablefor3-leadmeasurement.
Ifyouaremonitoringwithaxed-lead,3-leadcable,respirationcanonlybeobtained
fromtheleadforwhichthecableismanufactured.Forexample,ifthecableisa
xedleadIIcable,asindicatedbyalabelonthecableitself,respirationcanonly
beobtainedfromleadII.
PDMandTRAM:EventhoughthesameelectrodesareusedforECGandrespiration
monitoring,itispossibletogetaleadfailmessageforrespirationwithoutonefor
ECG.Theimpedancemaybetoohighforrespirationdetection,buttheelectrodeis
stillgoodforECG.
RespirationleadIelectrodeplacement
ECGleadIforupperchestbreather
IEC
AAMI/AHA
Electrodeplacement
R(red)RA(white)Justbelowtherightclavicle.
L(yellow)LA(black)Justbelowtheleftclavicle.
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