Chapter 3—Setting Treatment Parameters
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Setting the Acid/Bicarbonate Alert
The Acid/Bicarbonate Alert option sounds an alarm when the fluid level in either of the
concentrate jugs has been drained to 20 percent of its original amount. In addition to the
alarm, a warning message such as
LOW ACID WARNING
,
LOW BIC WARNING
, or
LOW
ACETATE WARNING
will appear in the status box. This alert aids the operator in
maintaining adequate amounts of concentrate in the containers during treatment. Be sure to
set the new volume in this screen whenever the concentrate containers are refilled.
Figure 31 – Setting Acid & Bicarbonate Alerts
1) From the “Dialysate”
screen, touch
Acid/Bicarb Alert
. The
“Acid/Bicarb Alert”
subscreen appears.
5) Press
CONFIRM
to
save the input data.
4) Touch
Alert
until an
X
appears in the On checkbox.
Note
: If the facility is
on a centralized acid
or bicarbonate supply
system, enter zero to
deactivate the alarm
for that concentrate.
3) Touch
Bicarbonate
. Using the data entry
keypad, enter the actual amount, in liters, of
concentrate in the bicarbonate jug.
2) Touch
Acid
. Using the data entry keypad, enter the
actual amount, in liters, of concentrate in the acid jug.
6) Touch
Dialysate
to close the “Acid/Bicarb
Alert” subscreen. The volume of each
concentrate will count down as it is used.
