GE HEALTHCARE MAC 5500, Operator'S Manual

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Editing Protocols
Protocol Parameters (cont'd.)
Parameter
Description
Ramp Protocol Determines how frequently the intensity of the exercise should
change.
• Select Yes if you want the ergometer workload or treadmill
speed and grade to change every 6 seconds.
• Select No if you want the ergometer workload or treadmill
speed and grade to change with each stage change.
Name of PRETEST
phase Determines the name of the pretest phase as it will appear
on your reports. The pretest phase warms up the patient and
acquires baseline values.
Name of EXERCISE
phase Determines the name of the exercise phase as it will appear on
your reports. The exercise phase exerts the patient and acquires
target values.
Name of RECOVERY
phase Determines the name of the recovery phase as it will appear on
your reports. The recovery phase cools down the patient and
acquires peak values.
Name of FINAL phase Determines the name of the final phase as it will appear on your
reports. The final phase prints the final report.
Peak report style Determines which report to print at the exercise peak, at the
beginning of the recovery phase. Options include:
• No report
• 12/15 Ld
• Medians
• 5 Second Rhythm
Each of a protocol's four phases may consist of several stages that slowly adjust
the intensity of the exercise over a period of time. The following table lists the stage
fields that you can modify:
Parameter
Description
Stage
Identifies the name of the stage. Each phase can have multiple
stages, except for
Test End , which allows only one stage.
Duration
Sets the length of the stage in minutes and seconds. Values can
range from 00:00 to 99:59, or an infinite duration.
If a duration is entered, the stage automatically progresses to the
next stage when the duration has passed. If an infinite duration
is entered, the stage must be manually ended. The last stage
always has an infinite duration and continues until you manually
stop the test.
Ergometer
Sets the ergonometer workload in watts or KPM:
• Watts can range from 0 to 1000 in 5 watt increments.
• KPM can range from 0 to 6000 KPM in 25 KPM increments.
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