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Nexam Pro User Manual
Chapter 3
3.2
Prepare the Catheters and Transducers
The procedure to prepare the catheters and transducers is as follows:
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Start the LABORIE database program.
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Enter and select the
patient name
in the database program.
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Click the
New investigation
button in the database program
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Click the
investigation
button in the measurement program to start the
pre-test.
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Prepare the pump and the pump tube as described in § 2.5.4 (if applicable).
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Prepare the flowmeter as described in § 2.5.11 (if applicable).
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Prepare the catheters and the transducers. Follow the procedure for:
o
Reusable solid-state catheters (see § 3.3),
o
Air-charged catheters (see § 3.5) or
o
Water catheters (see § 3.6).
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Ask the patient to cough to check the registration of the pressures.
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Connect the pump tube to the filling lumen of the catheter.
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Prepare the EMG cables and apply the electrodes as described in § 2.5.10
(if applicable).
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Prepare the catheter puller as described in § 2.5.12 (if applicable).
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Click the
Start investigation
button to initiate the investigation. Use the
procedure for the following:
o
Cystometry (see Chapter 5)
o
Pressure-flow study (see Chapter 6)
o
UPP (see Chapter 7)
o
Gynecology study (see Chapter 8)
3.3
Reusable Solid-State Catheters
Solid-state catheters can be used to perform pressure measurements in
bladder, urethra, and rectum. The bladder catheter has one or two pressure
sensors with one filling lumen. One sensor is for measuring pressures in the
bladder (P
ves
), the second sensor is for measuring pressures in the urethra
(P
ura
). Optionally, conductance rings can be used to measure urine leakage in
the urethra. The rectal catheter has one sensor for measuring the abdominal
pressure (P
abd
). Solid-state catheters must be pre-wetted according to the
instruction of the manufacturer before the investigation can be performed.
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