Recording an ECG
• Red indicates a lead-fail condition or extreme baseline shifts. The red indicator is
always the left-most circle of the of the indicator and flashes when lit.
• Yellow indicates muscle artifact, power line interference, baseline wander, or
electrode noise. The yellow indicator is always the middle circle of the of the
indicator.
• Green indicates generally acceptable signal quality. The green indicator is always
the right-most circle of the of the indicator.
When the lead quality is red or yellow, a message describing the lead problem or
status is displayed on the screen.
Hookup Advisor is enabled and configured in the ECG Acquisition menu (
System Setup
>
ECG
>
ECG Acquisition
). Refer to
“ECG Acquisition” on page 124
for more information.
In addition to enabling/disabling the Hookup Advisor feature, you can set the level at
which the system acknowledges poor signal quality. The acknowledgement level can
be set to Yellow, Red (default), or Never.
Hookup Advisor continuously reviews the ECG data for acceptable lead quality.
• If
Pre-acquisition
is enabled in the system setup, the lead quality indicator will
reflect the entire previous 10 seconds of ECG data. Any displayed messages will
be updated on a real-time basis to reflect adjustments/improvements to the lead
quality. Once any lead quality problems have been remedied, the message
Please
wait...
will be displayed until the entire 10-second period is free from lead quality
problems.
• If
Pre-acquisition
is not enabled, the Hookup Advisor level and messages will
respond to a fixed poor lead quality problem within two to three seconds.
When an ECG is acquired, Hookup Advisor runs a complete and more comprehensive
assessment of the full 10 seconds of ECG data and possibly prompts the user
regarding any poor lead quality conditions.
• If
Preview before analysis
is turned off in the system setup, a lead quality message
and prompt may be displayed, depending on the current lead quality level and the
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Page 80: ...Editing Protocols 80 MAC 5500 MAC 5500 HD 2046275 016B ...
Page 98: ...Deleting ECGs and Orders 98 MAC 5500 MAC 5500 HD 2046275 016B ...
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Page 168: ...Maintenance 168 MAC 5500 MAC 5500 HD 2046275 016B ...
Page 178: ...Report Formats 178 MAC 5500 MAC 5500 HD 2046275 016B ...
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