GE CARESCAPE - Showing the PCWP value in the PA window; Taking a manual PA wedge measurement; Taking an automated PA wedge measurement

Invasivepressures
NOTE
PDMandTRAMmayuseeithertheautomatedwedge
programoramanualmeasurementtodeterminethePCWP
value.ThePAwedgealgorithmrequiresa30%changein
waveformsizebetweenthePAandWedgewaveformin
ordertoinitiatetheautomatedprogram.Ifthealgorithmfails
todistinguishbetweenthewaveforms,youshouldusethe
manualmeasurementmode.
ShowingthePCWPvalueinthePAwindow
1.SelectthePAinvasivepressureparameterwindow.
2.SelecttheSetuptab.
3.SelectShowPCWP.
TakingamanualPAwedgemeasurement
NOTE
PDMandTRAMonly.
1.SelectthePAinvasivepressureparameterwindow.
2.SelecttheSetuptab.
3.SelectWedge.
4.SelectMode:Manual.
5.TorecordarealtimePAwedgewaveformduringanalysis,selectPrintPA
Waveform.Tostopprinting,selectStopPrintingorCancelPrinting.
6.InatethecatheterballoonwhentheManually"Freeze/Adjust"whenready
messagedisplays.
7.SelectFreeze/AdjustoncethePCWPwaveformisdisplayed.TheWedge
Completemessagedisplays.
8.Deatetheballoon.
9.ToadjustthePAwedgevalue,movethecursorupordownwiththePCWP
/Cursorarrows.
10.TosavethePCWPvalue,selectConrmWedge.
ThesavedPAwedgevaluedisplaysintheparameterwindowandisstoredin
trendsandhemodynamiccalculations.
11.ToprintaPCWPreport,selectPrintPAReport.Tostopprinting,selectStop
PrintingorCancelPrinting.
ThePAwedgereportcontains20secondsofwaveformdatadisplayedata
waveformspeedof12.5mm/s.
TakinganautomatedPAwedgemeasurement
1.SelectthePAinvasivepressureparameterwindow.
2.SelecttheSetuptab.
3.SelectWedge.
4.SelectMode:Auto.
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