GE Dash 3000, Operator'S Manual

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Monitoring Impedance Cardiography (ICG)
2000966-386D Dash™ 3000/4000/5000 17-5
13. Verify that a good quality waveform displays.
14. Adjust the control settings as necessary.
Control Settings
To adjust the control settings for the patient admitted to the monitor, select the ICG
parameter window label. Then select any of the following options and make the
desired changes.
NOTE
All changes are temporary and revert to the factory or custom defaults when the
patient is discharged. To permanently change the these settings, refer to
Defining
Custom Defaults on page 3-7 .
Option Function
ICG PATIENT
INFORMATION Select the required patient information. When monitoring the
following parameters additional information is required:
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MAP — Select NBP or Arterial Line .
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CVP — Select invasive CVP or enter a specific value
for SVR and SVRI calculations.
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PAW — Select invasive PAW or enter a specific value
for LVSWI and LCWI calculations.
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HB — Enter a specific value for eDO
2
I monitoring. This
value is retained for 12 hours and may be used in other
calculations (for example, pulmonary calculations).
FAST LOOK Select one of the following options for viewing and printing
parameter data:
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NORMAL RANGES — Display data with normal
parameter ranges. A plus (+) or minus (-) indicates
values outside the normal range.
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UNITS OF MEASURE — Displays data with units of
measurement.
SECONDARY
PARAMETERS Select three parameters from the available parameters to
display in the parameter window. The default selections are
CO, SVR and TFC.
LIMITS Select the high and low parameter alarm limits. An alarm
sounds when a value occurs outside of these limits.
TRENDS Display the GRAPHIC TRENDS information window. All ICG
parameters display with an “i” preceding the parameter label
(for example, iHR, iMAP, iCO2, etc.).
HELP Display the HELP information window for help with patient
preparation, proper sensor placement and troubleshooting
issues.
WAVEFORMS Select one of the following options for waveform display:
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ICG — Reflects beat-to-beat changes in the impedance
consistent with events of the cardiac cycle.
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DZ/DT — Reflects the rate of change at the first
derivative of the waveform.