Philips MP2 - When a Patient is Already Admitted; Using Find Patient to Search for Patient Data

5 Managing Patients and Equipment
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Enter the patient information: select each field and use the keyboard or barcode scanner or choose
from the pop-up list of alternatives to input information.
When you enter data, the Information Center will automatically check for corresponding data and
will suggest an appropriate action based on what it finds. You can select
Confirm to accept the
suggestion or
Cancel to reject it.
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Last Name: Enter the patient's last name (family name).
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First Name: Enter the patient's first name.
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Middle Name (if configured to appear): Enter the patient's middle name.
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Lifetime ID, Encounter ID: Whether these fields appear and how they are labeled can be
configured for your hospital. One or both fields may be displayed and the labels may read:
MRN, Case ID, Visit Number, or other alternatives. Enter the appropriate data for the fields
displayed.
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Patient Cat.: Choose the patient category, either Adult, Pedi, or Neo.
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Paced Mode: Choose On or Off (You must use On if your patient has a pacemaker). With
PIIC iX there is a third choice:
Unconfirmed. When the paced mode is Unconfirmed, the
algorithm for paced patients will be used.
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Height: Enter the patient's height.
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Weight: Enter the patient's weight.
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BSA: The monitor calculates the body surface area automatically.
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Date of Birth: Enter the patient's date of birth, in the form dd/mmm/yyyy.
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Age: The monitor calculates the patient age automatically.
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Gender: Choose Male or Female.
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Notes (1) / Notes (2): Enter any extra information about the patient or treatment.
When admission is complete, the patient's name appears on the monitor info line at the top of the
screen together with the symbol indicating the patient category. By clicking on this section of the
information line, also when no patient is admitted, you can open the Patient Demographics window
at any time. There you can change patient data or set patient category and paced mode as
described above.
When a Patient is Already Admitted
If the patient monitor already has a patient admitted, the Admit Patient key is replaced by the New
Patient
key.
When you select
New Patient, the monitor is freed. All settings are reset to the defaults, all patient data
and trend data are deleted, and monitoring at the Information Center may stop for monitors
designated as transport monitors. Depending on your equipment configuration, selecting
New Patient
may transfer the currently admitted patient out of the bed. A message will appear requiring your
confirmation of these actions.
After selecting
New Patient, you can admit your patient as described in “When No Patient is Admitted”
above.
Using "Find Patient" to Search for Patient Data
PIIC iX You can use the Find Patient key to search for patient data in the Information Center and any
connected hospital information systems. The search will look for currently admitted or previously
admitted patients matching the search data you enter.