GE HEALTHCARE MAC 5500, Operator'S Manual

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System Setup
Setting Up Signal Averaged ECGs
To configure how the system calculates signal averages ECGs, log on to the System
Setup screen, select Hi-Res , and complete the fields described in the following table.
NOTE:
These settings are available only if you have purchased the optional HI-Res or
PHi-Res functions.
Signal Averaged ECGs
Field Description
Analysis filter Defines the analysis filter the Hi-Res and PHi-Res options use. GE
Healthcare recommends using the 40–25Hz filter.
Averaging target Determines which method to use to average the target.
Target Beat Count
Determines the target heart rate. Enter a value from 1 to 999. GE
Healthcare recommends averaging to a minimum of 250 beats.
Target Noise Level Determines the target level of noise in microvolts. Enter a value from
0.1 to 1.0. GE Healthcare recommends averaging a noise level of
0.3 microvolts.
Correlation
Threshold Determines the degree of correlation threshold. GE Healthcare
recommends the
Very High setting.
Final Report Determines how many copies of the final report to print . Enter a
value from 0 to 10.
Prompt
Allows you to define custom patient questions.
Type
Allows you to set the type of response for the custom patient
question. Valid values are:
• Numbers and letters
Allows the entry of any alphanumeric value.
• Numbers only
Allows the entry of numeric values only.
• Yes or No
Allows only Yes and No answers.
Setting Up Exercise Tests
This section describes the following stress test settings:
• Miscellaneous Setup
• Patient Questions
• Writer Setup
• Exercise Reports
• Screen
• Inputs and Outputs
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