P/N: H-046-005847-00 Rev 3.0
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Passport
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Quick Reference Guide
Parameters >> ( or Main Menu quick keys)
d. Verify the computation constant or adjust the computation constant in
Setup>>
e. Inject solution when Inject Now message is displayed (Auto measuring
mode is enabled in Setup >>)
Or
e. Select Start and inject solution within 4 seconds to perform a cardiac
output measurement when Ready for new set of measurement is
displayed (Manual measuring mode is enabled in Setup>>)
Note: Cardiac index is calculated if height/weight has been entered in the
Patient Setup menu
f. Wait 1 minute between injections to allow baseline stabilization
g. Perform additional Cardiac Output measurements as needed
h. Select measurement to include/exclude in the Cardiac Output average (a
in the box indicates cardiac output measurement is selected)
i. Select
1. Cancel to stop the current measurement
2. Record to record the most recent cardiac output measurement and
numeric data
j. Select Main Menu (quick key) or to return to the main display
Or
j. Select Calc>> to access the Hemodynamic Calculations menu
Note: Blood temperature alarms are inactive when a cardiac output
measurement is initiated.
Initiate Pulmonary Artery Wedge Pressure (PAWP)
Pulmonary Artery Wedge Pressure (PAWP) is a pressure measurement derived
from a PA catheter when the PA distal balloon is inflated and the catheter
advances and occludes a distal pulmonary artery. PAWP pressure is a reflection
of the pressure in the left ventricle at end-diastole.
To initiate a PAWP measurement on the Passport 8 or Passport 12 bedside
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