GE HEALTHCARE MAC 5500, Operator'S Manual

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System Setup
Miscellaneous Setup
To configure the exercise tests' basic settings, log on to the System Setup screen,
select Exercise Test > Miscellaneous Setup , and complete the fields described in
the following table.
Miscellaneous Setup
Field Description
Timeout Interval Determines how long it takes for a menu or prompt to close if it is
not being used. Enter a value from 15 to 600 seconds.
Cubic Spline Enables baseline control.
Event names:
Defines a list of event names that may be selected to label patient
episodes during the stress test.
Reason for
Termination: Defines a list of reasons that may be selected to indicate why a
stress test was terminated.
Patient Questions
To configure the patient's heart rate values and questions, log on to the System Setup
screen, select Exercise Test > Patient Question , and complete the fields described in
the following table.
Patient Questions
Field Description
Max Pred HR Determines whether the patient's maximum predicted heart rate
must be entered.
Target Heart Rate
Determines whether the patient's target heart rate must be entered.
Enter a percentage of the maximum predicted heart rate.
Extra Questions
Defines two additional patient questions to ask during the test. For
each question, you must select the type of valid response:
• 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.
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