GE CARESCAPE - Starting a new PA wedge measurement; Other selections in the Wedge menu; Calibrating the invasive pressure measurement with PDM and TRAM

Invasivepressures
5.TorecordarealtimePAwedgewaveformduringanalysis,selectPrintPA
Waveform.Tostopprinting,selectStopPrintingorCancelPrinting.
6.InatethecatheterballoonwhentheInatetheBalloonmessagedisplays.
NOTE
PDMandTRAMonly:OncethePCWPwaveformis
detected,theWedgeprocessingmessagedisplays.
After10seconds,theautomatedwedgeprogramdisplaystheDeatethe
balloon,followedbytheWedgeCompletemessage.
7.ToadjustthePAwedgevalue,movethecursorupordownwiththePCWP
/Cursorarrows.
8.TosavethePCWPvalue,selectConrmWedge.
ThesavedPAwedgevaluedisplaysintheparameterwindowandisstoredin
trendsandthehemodynamiccalculations.
9.ToprintaPCWPreport,selectPrintPAReport.Tostopprinting,selectPrint
WaveformsorCancelPrinting.
ThePAwedgereportcontains20secondsofwaveformdatadisplayedata
waveformspeedof12.5mm/s.
StartinganewPAwedgemeasurement
Youcanclearthecurrentwedgemeasurementandstartanewone:
1.SelectPAinvasivepressureparameterwindow.
2.SelectSetup.
3.SelectWedge.
4.SelectRestartWedge.
OtherselectionsintheWedgemenu
TherearealsotwootherselectionsintheWedgemenu:
●C.O.:ThisselectionwillopentheC.O.Setupmenu.
●Calculations:ThisselectionwillopentheHemocalculationsmenu.
Calibratingtheinvasivepressuremeasurement
withPDMandTRAM
1.Connectallinvasivepressuretransducersbeingtestedtothemodule.
2.SelectMonitorSetup>IPCalibration.
3.Selectthepressuresitetotest.
4.Increaseordecreasethepressuretoadjustthedisplayedpressuretoaknown
calibrationfactorandselectConrm.
5.Repeatforeachpressuresiteasneeded.
6.SelectPreviousMenu>Close.
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