GE CARESCAPE - Stopping the temperature measurement; Temperature practicalities; Temperature troubleshooting

Temperature
Stoppingthetemperaturemeasurement
1.Selectthetemperatureparameterwindow.
2.SelectMeasurement>Off.
Temperaturepracticalities
●Eachtemperaturelabelcanbechangedtoreectthetemperaturemeasurement
site.
●Individualtemperaturesitescanbeturnedoff.
●Tbloodisobtainedfromapulmonaryarterycatheter.
●Thedifferencebetweentwotemperaturesitescanbecalculatedanddisplayed.
●Thedualtemperaturecableallowsatwo-channelmeasurement.Thetemperature
cableswitchcanbesetto400or700dependingonthetypeofprobeused.Since
only400issupported,makesurethatyouturntheswitchtothisposition.
●Thesignalinputisahigh-insulationporttoensurepatientsafetyandtoprotectthe
deviceduringdebrillationandelectrosurgery.
●Themonitorautomaticallycalibratesthetemperaturemeasurementsatstartup:
every10minutesforPSM,andeveryminuteforPDMandTRAM.
Temperaturetroubleshooting
ProblemSolution
Temperaturemeasurementfails●Checkthattheprobeadapterisproperly
connectedtotheacquisitionmodule.
●Checkthattheprobeisproperlyconnectedtothe
probeadapter.
●Checkthatyouareusingthecorrectprobeforthe
anatomicallocationbeingmonitored
●Useaprobethatiscompatiblewithyoursystem.
●Tryusingaknowngoodprobeincasethesensor
isdamaged.
●Checkthattheacquisitionmoduleisproperly
connectedtothemonitor.
●Checkthepatientconnection.
●Checkthattherearenottwoidentical
measurementmodulesinthesystem.
●Contactserviceiftheproblemcontinues.
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