Philips MP2 - Selecting Leads for ST Analysis

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WARNING
Some clinical conditions may make it difficult to achieve reliable ST monitoring, for example:
• if you are unable to get a lead that is not noisy
• if arrhythmias such as atrial fib/flutter are present, which may cause an irregular baseline
• if the patient is continuously ventricularly paced
• if the patient has left bundle branch block.
You should consider switching ST monitoring off if these conditions are present.
This monitor provides ST level change information; the clinical significance of the ST level change
information should be determined by a physician.
ST segment monitoring is intended for use with adult patients only and is not clinically validated for
use with neonatal and pediatric patients. For this reason, the recommended - and default - setting for
ST monitoring in neonatal and pediatric modes is
ST Analysis: Off.
Switching ST or STE On and Off
ST and STE analysis can be switched on and off independently.
To switch all ST monitoring on or off, in the
Setup ST Analysis menu, select ST Analysis to switch
between
On and Off.
To switch all STE monitoring on or off, in the
Setup ST Elevation menu, select STE to switch between
On and Off.
Selecting Leads for ST Analysis
You select which leads to use for ST analysis in the Setup ST Analysis menu.
To see the current list of leads selected for ST analysis:
1 Enter the Setup ST Analysis menu.
2 Select Setup ST Leads. This opens the Setup ST Leads pop-up window. Leads chosen for ST
monitoring are listed here. There are two pop-up keys at the bottom of the screen,
Add and Delete.
If all leads are already selected, the
Add pop-up key is disabled.
To choose a lead for ST monitoring:
1 Select the Add key at the bottom of the Setup ST Leads window. This opens the Choices pop-up
window.
2 Choose a lead from the list for ST monitoring. This closes the Choices window and adds the
selected lead to the list of chosen leads.
To disable ST monitoring for a lead:
1 Choose a lead from the list in the Setup ST Leads window.
2 Select the Delete key. This removes this lead from the list.