OPTIONS FOR PCA THERAPY
NOTE: Press YES at each eld to advance to the next eld. Pressing YES to ACCEPT OPT at the end of the
menu is mandatory to conrm all changes made in the OPTIONS menu.
Lock: This is the security level setting. Press YES to accept or NO to change Lock Setting. Enter access code
if prompted. Press YES to accept new setting.
Clin DOSE: This is the Clinician Dose feature. Press YES to leave the screen o. If an extra Clinician Dose is
ordered, press NO to OFF (enter access code if prompted, then press NO to OFF again). Press YES to ON and
enter the Clinician Dose. Press YES to conrm Clinician Dose and YES to ACCEPT?
SHIFT TOT: This is the accumulated infusion data. Press YES to leave the screen o. To view, press NO to
OFF and YES to ON. To clear Shift Totals, press NO to the EXIT eld, then YES to CLEAR. Press YES again to
EXIT the menu.
HRLY TOT: This is the hourly infusion totals. Press YES to leave the screen o or NO to change to ON, then
press YES to ON to view. Use the UP/DOWN ARROW keys to view the previous 24 hour totals. Press NO to
exit the screen.
CLR HRLY: Press YES to leave the screen o or NO to change to ON, then press YES to ON to view. At the
ACCEPT? YES/NO eld, press YES to clear or NO to retain the Hourly Totals and exit the screen.
medLMTS: This OPTION appears only if MedLMTS (medication limits) have been programmed. This feature
allows for program parameters to be titrated without interrupting the infusion. Press YES to leave the
screen o or NO to titrate, then press YES to ON. Enter new infusion parameters and press YES to accept.
DN Occlu: This is the downstream occlusion sensitivity setting (default setting is HIGH). Press YES to accept
or NO to change then press YES to accept.
AIR SENS: This is the air-in-line sensitivity setting (default setting is 0.5 mL). Press YES to accept or NO to
change then press YES to accept.
AUDIO: This is the audible volume control: Press 1-9 to hear level, press YES to accept the desired volume.
POWER CK: This is the power source with power graph. Press YES to leave the screen o or NO to change
to ON, then press YES to ON to view the power graph. Screen automatically returns to OPTIONS menu after
several seconds.
ACCEPT OPT: Press YES to accept any changes made. Pressing NO will cancel any setting changes.
PCA THERAPY
PCA TERMS & DEFINITIONS
LOADING DOSE - Dose given at start of therapy only
BASAL RATE- Continuous rate
PT BOLUS - PCA demand dose
BOLUS INTERVAL - Lockout time between bolus doses
# OF BOLUSES/HR - Number of total boluses allowered per hour
CLINICIAN DOSE - Clinician given dose
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