Philips epiq 7 - Patient Selection for TEE Transducer Use

• Check the patient’s history for gastroesophageal disease or difficulty swallowing.
• Evaluate the potential overall effects of any treatment that the patient is undergoing, such
as mediastinal radiation, chemotherapy, anticoagulation, or steroid therapy.
• Be aware that you may discover unsuspected esophageal pathology during a study. Be alert
for congenital problems with the esophagus or stomach, particularly with pediatric patients.
• When examining a patient with an above-normal temperature, use the Auto-Cool feature
and enter the patient temperature. The Auto-Cool feature is described in “TEE Temperature
Sensing” on page 228.
This list is not comprehensive. Rather, it suggests areas to investigate when considering TEE for
a particular patient.
Patient Selection for TEE Transducer Use
Although the TEE transducers can provide clinical data not available from other instruments,
you should consider which patients can safely use the TEE transducers.
WARNING
The ability of a patient to swallow or accommodate the transducer should be considered.
WARNING
You must consider any history of gastroesophageal diseases as well as the possible effects of
other therapies that the patient is undergoing. You must also consider all gastroesophageal
abnormalities or difficulty swallowing.
The following table lists the minimum patient weight recommendations when using TEE
transducers.
TEE Transducer Minimum Patient Weight Recommendations
TEE Transducer Minimum Patient Weight
S7-3t 3.5 kg (7.7 lb)
X7-2t 30 kg (66 lb)
Transesophageal Transducers
Special Considerations for TEE Studies
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