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Chapter 7 Monitoring ............................................................................................................ 31
7.1 Confirming Fetal Life.................................................................................................. 31
7.2 Monitoring FHR with Ultrasound ............................................................................... 31
7.2.1 Parts Required ................................................................................................... 31
7.2.2 Operation Procedure.......................................................................................... 31
7.2.3 Switching the FHR Alarm On or Off ................................................................ 33
7.2.4 Changing the FHR Alarm Limits ...................................................................... 33
7.2.5 Changing the FHR Alarm Keep Time............................................................... 33
7.2.6 Switching the Probe Detecting Alarm On or Off .............................................. 34
7.2.7 Switching the FHR Signal Quality Alarm On or Off........................................ 34
7.3 Monitoring FHR with DECG (optional) ..................................................................... 34
7.3.1 Contraindications .............................................................................................. 34
7.3.2 Parts Required ................................................................................................... 35
7.3.3 Preparing the Patient's Skin Prior to Placing Electrodes................................... 35
7.3.4 Directions for Use of Fetal Spiral Electrode ..................................................... 35
7.3.5 DECG Monitoring Procedure............................................................................ 36
7.3.6 Detaching the Fetal Spiral Electrode................................................................. 36
7.3.7 Switching DECG Arrhythmia Logic On or Off ................................................ 36
7.3.8 Changing DECG Volume.................................................................................. 37
7.4 Dual Heart Rate Monitoring........................................................................................ 37
7.4.1 Monitoring Twins Externally ............................................................................ 37
7.4.2 Monitoring Internally (Optional) ...................................................................... 37
7.4.3 Signals Overlap Verification (SOV) ................................................................. 38
7.4.4 Changing FHR2/DECG Offset.......................................................................... 38
7.5 Monitoring Uterine Activity (UA) Externally ............................................................ 39
7.5.1 Parts Required ................................................................................................... 39
7.5.2 Operation Procedure.......................................................................................... 39
7.5.3 Changing the UA Baseline................................................................................ 39
7.5.4 Switching the UA Probe Detecting Alarm On or Off ....................................... 40
7.6 Monitoring Uterine Activity Internally (optional) ...................................................... 40
7.6.1 Parts Required ................................................................................................... 40
7.6.2 Directions for Use of IUPC ............................................................................... 40
7.6.3 Operation Procedure.......................................................................................... 42
7.6.4 Checking Intrauterine Pressure Cable Function................................................ 43
7.7 Fetal Movement Monitoring ....................................................................................... 43
7.7.1 Choosing the FM Source................................................................................... 43
7.7.2 Auto Fetal Movement Monitoring (AFM) ........................................................ 43
7.7.3 Enabling/Disabling AFM Trend........................................................................ 44
7.7.4 Changing AFM Threshold ................................................................................ 44
7.7.5 Changing AFM Gain......................................................................................... 44
7.7.6 Manual Fetal Movement Monitoring (MFM) ................................................... 44
7.7.7 Clearing FM Count............................................................................................ 45
7.8 Login ........................................................................................................................... 45
7.8.1Inputting Patient’s Bed ID.................................................................................. 45
7.8.2 Inputting Patient’s Information ......................................................................... 45
7.8.3 Enabling / Disabling Manual Login .................................................................. 46
7.9 Start Monitoring .......................................................................................................... 46
7.10 Screen Display........................................................................................................... 46
7.10.1 Fetal Monitoring Trends.................................................................................. 47
7.10.2 Trends Playback .............................................................................................. 47
7.10.3 Trends Loading ............................................................................................... 48