GE CARESCAPE - NMT measurement setup; NMT equipment to patient connection; NMT module keys; Preparing the patient for NMT measurement

Neuromusculartransmission
2.Checkthattheelectrodesarecorrectlypositionedontheulnarnerveandthe
messageSupramaxsearchisdisplayed.Ensurethatyougetastimulusresponse.
Ifthesupramaximalstimuluscurrentisnotfound,themessageSupramaxnot
foundisdisplayed.
NMTmeasurementsetup
NMTequipmenttopatientconnection
1.ModulewithNMTmeasurementcapability
2.NMTsensorcable
3.MechanoSensororPediatricMechanoSensorleadwireset
4.Electrode,whiteleadconnectionsitefornervestimulation
5.Electrode,brownleadconnectionsitefornervestimulation
6.ElectroSensorleadwireset
7.Whitestimulatingelectrode
8.Brownstimulatingelectrode
9.Electrode,blackleadconnectionsite,ground
10.Electrode,greenleadconnectionsite,recordingmuscle-contractioneffect
11.Electrode,redleadconnectionsite,recordingmuscle-contractioneffect
NMTmodulekeys
Therearetwokeysonthemodule:
Start-up
●Startsthesearchforsupramaximalcurrentandreferencelevel.
●Proceedswiththeselectedmeasurementcycle.
StopContinue●Interruptsmonitoring.
●Restartsmonitoringofthesamepatient.
PreparingthepatientforNMTmeasurement
1.ConnecttheNMTsensorcabletothemodule.
2.CleantheskinattheNMTapplicationarea.
3.Whenapplyingtheelectrodes,makesurethattheentireelectrodesurfacesmake
anoptimalcontacttotheskin.
4.AlwaysconnectthewhiteNMTstimulationleadtotheproximalelectrode.
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