Chapter 3—Setting Treatment Parameters
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Most dialysate or dialysate-related alarm parameters are accessed from the “Dialysate”
screen. Unless otherwise described, enter or change a dialysate-related value by following
the procedure described in “Entering a Parameter” on page 59.
What to do from this screen…
Enter the prescribed dialysate settings for:
Concentrate type
Base Na
+
level
Bicarbonate level
Sodium Variation (SVS) profile
Set Alarm limits for:
Low Acid/Bicarbonate alert
Position and width of Conductivity Alarm window
Warning!
The specific concentrate and sodium and bicarbonate settings must be prescribed
by a physician.
Note
: If the machine is set up for use with Citrasate®, a ‘Citrate’ meter box will be
displayed in the dialysate constituent list (Functional board software version 3.36 or later).
Figure 28 – The Dialysate Screen
Conductivity
Scale
Theoretical
Conductivity (TCD)
of the Final
Dialysate at the
displayed Base Na
and Bicarbonate
values.
Electrolyte Profile of
Selected
Concentrate at the
base sodium and
bicarbonate levels
Acid Concentrate Type
Alarm Window
Actual Conductivity
Acid Concentrate Name
