GE CARESCAPE - Selecting the blood sample time for laboratory values; Temperature correction; Entering or loading laboratory values

Laboratorydata
3.SelectArterial,Venous,orOtherfromtheSampleSitelist.
NotethatselectingArterialorVenousaffectsthelabelsofpH,PO2,PCO2,and
SO2:
●ArterialchangesthelabelstopHa,PaCO2,PaCO2,andSaO2.
●VenouschangesthelabelstopHv,PvO2,PvCO2,andSvO2.
Selectingthebloodsampletimeforlaboratoryvalues
1.SelectData&Pages.
2.SelectLaboratoryData.
3.SelecttheEnterDatatab.
4.SettheSampleTimewitharrows.
5.SelectSave.
Temperaturecorrection
Inthelaboratory,bloodgasvaluesaremeasuredandcalibratedat+37°C(+99
°F).ThepH,PCO2,andPO2valuesmayneedtobecorrectedtotheactualpatient
temperaturebecauseanincreaseordecreaseintemperaturechangestheamountof
dissolvedbloodgasmoleculesandpH.
WhiletheEnterDatataboftheLaboratoryValuesmenushowsboththecorrected
anduncorrectedvalues,theViewtabshowseitherthecorrectedoruncorrected
valuesdependingontheTemperatureCorrectionselection.
Formulasusedtocalculatethevalueswhentemperaturecorrectionisenabledare
givenintheCARESCAPEModularMonitorsSupplementalInformationManual.
Selectingthetypeoftemperaturecorrection
1.SelectData&Pages.
2.SelectLaboratoryData.
3.SelecttheEnterDatatab.
4.SelectanoptionfromtheTemperatureCorrectionlist:
●Laboratory:Temperaturecorrectionhasbeendoneinthelaboratoryandthe
valueshavealreadybeencorrectedtopatienttemperature.TheenteredpH,
PCO2,andPO2valuesarestoredwithoutadjustmentandtheyareshownin
theTempcorrectedcolumn.
●Yes:Themonitorwillperformcorrectioncalculations.Selectatemperature
sourcefromtheTemperatureSourcelistandthemonitorrecalculatesthe
enteredbloodgasvaluescorrectedtopatienttemperature.Boththecorrected
anduncorrectedvaluesareshown.
●No:Notemperaturecorrectionisneededorperformed.Theenteredblood
gasvaluesareshownassuch.
Enteringorloadinglaboratoryvalues
1.SelectData&Pages.
2.SelectLaboratoryData.
3.SelecttheEnterDatatab.
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