13 Monitoring Invasive Pressure
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WARNING
If measuring intracranial pressure (ICP, IC1 or IC2) with a sitting patient, level the transducer with the
top of the patient's ear. Incorrect leveling may give incorrect values.
Selecting a Pressure for Monitoring
Tell the monitor the source of the pressure you want to monitor by selecting an appropriate pressure
label. The label is a unique identifier for each type of pressure. When you choose a label, the monitor
uses that label's stored settings, for example color, wave scale and alarm settings. The label also
determines which algorithm is used to process the pressure signal, so an incorrect label can lead to
incorrect pressure values.
1 In the Setup <Press Label> menu, select Label.
2 Select the appropriate label from the list.
Extended Pressure Label Set
The following additional labels are available if Label Set is set to Full. This setting can only be changed
in Configuration Mode.
Note that if your monitor is connected to an Information Center, the additional labels in the extended
label set may not be correctly displayed. See the Configuration Guide for your monitor for more
information.
Label Description
ABP Arterial blood pressure
ART Arterial blood pressure (alternative)
Ao Aortic pressure
CVP Central venous pressure
ICP Intracranial pressure
LAP Left atrial pressure
P Non-specific pressure label
PAP Pulmonary artery pressure
RAP Right atrial pressure
UAP Umbilical arterial pressure
UVP Umbilical venous pressure
Label Description
BAP Brachial arterial pressure
FAP Femoral arterial pressure
IC1, IC2 Alternative intracranial pressures
P1, P2, P3, P4 Alternative non-specific pressure labels
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