GE HEALTHCARE MAC 2000, Operator'S Manual

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Stress Testing
The menu options change. Continue to step 10 .
10. Do any of the following, as necessary.
• Press Next Patient to test another patient.
You are warned that testing another patient discards the results of the
current test. Do one of the following:
• Press No to cancel the change in patients and return to the current test.
You can either print the current test report or change the report formats.
• Press Yes to erase the current test results and test a new patient.
Repeat from step 3 for the next patient.
• Press Print to print the test’s report.
The report prints with the selected format options.
• Press Report Format to modify the report format.
The Report Format window opens. Select the options you want to include in
the report and press Save . You can now print the test’s report.
Conducting a Stress Test with a Master’s Step Device
Use the following instructions to conduct a stress test with a Master’s Step device,
if it is selected in
Basic Setup .
1. Prepare the patient as described in “Preparing the Patient” on page 51 .
2. On the Main Menu press Stress ECG .
The Enter Patient Data window opens.
3. Enter patient data as described in “Entering Patient Information” on page 57 .
Be sure you enter accurate information for Date of Birth , Gender , and Weight .
The number of steps is determined by these three parameters.
For more information on using Master’s Step, see “Master’s Step Data” on page
199 .
4. Adjust the stress options as necessary:
This includes the speed and gain, finite residual filter, pacemaker enhancement,
printer leads, test protocol, report format, and target heart rate. For more
information on setting these options, see
“Stress Options” on page 98 .
5. Record a preliminary ECG.
This may be seated, standing, supine, or hyperventilating, depending on the
requirements of the selected protocol.
6. Begin the pretest phase to allow the patient to warm up.
a. Remove the leadwires from the patient, but leave on the electrodes.
This prevents the patient from tripping on the leadwires during the test.
b. Instruct the patient to take a step whenever the system beeps.
c. Press the Pretest key.
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