Philips IntelliVue MP5 - Page 136

7 ECG, Arrhythmia, ST and QT Monitoring Arrhythmia Alarms
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You will see that
• if both the V-Tach Heart Rate Limit and the V-Tach Run Limit are exceeded, a red V-Tach alarm is
generated
• if the ventricular heart rate exceeds the V-Tach Heart Rate Limit but not the V-Tach Run Limit, a
yellow Non-Sustain VT alarm is generated.
Ventricular Heart Rate
Number of Consecutive PVCs (PVC Run)
**Pair
PVCs
PVC =
2
** Non-Sustain VT
PVC Run < 8
HR > 100
***V-Tach
PVC Run
8
HR > 100
** Run PVCs
PVC Run > 2
but12
HR
 100
** Vent Rhythm
PVC Run > 12
HR
 100
V-Tach Heart
Rate Limit
V-Tach Run Limit
Ventricular Rhythm
Run Limit
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15
100