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HVAD
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Patient Manual
5.3 Patient and Caregiver Training (continued)
6. List 2 items you should have with you when you leave your house:
7. List 2 signs or symptoms of a driveline exit site infection:
8. How long does one battery usually provide power?
9. Why do you take blood thinner medicine?
10. When looking at the controller, how much power is remaining in a
battery if there are:
4 green lights _____ %
3 green lights _____ %
11. Check the activities that will cause the HeartWare
™
HVAD
™
System to stop:
Disconnecting the AC adapter while only one fully charged battery
remains connected to the controller.
Disconnecting both batteries at the same time.
Disconnecting the driveline from the controller.
Unplugging the DC adapter without a back-up battery connected
to the controller.
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2 green lights _____ %
1 yellow light _____ %
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