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Chapter 5: Patient Testing
Patient testing entails recording data with the RigiScan Plus Monitor while it is attached to the patient.
The data that is collected is then downloaded to an IBM compatible computer for evaluation by the cli
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nician. To prepare the RigiScan Plus Monitor for a new study, you must be sure that you have initialized
the RigiScan Plus Monitor with the patient’s proper information. For instructions on how to initialize
the RigiScan Plus Monitor, see Initializing the Monitor in Chapter 3 of this manual.
5.1 Nocturnal and Provocative Collection Modes
Estimating an appropriate baseline for penile circumference is an important parameter in the processing
of rigidity and tumescence data by the RigiScan Plus System Software. There are two different modes
of data collection: Nocturnal and Provocative. Each method processes data differently in order to
establish an accurate estimate of the baseline penile circumference, so it is important to select the
appropriate mode during initialization before you begin testing the patient. For instructions on how to
select the testing mode, see
Initializing the Monitor in Chapter 3.
Nocturnal Testing
You should use the Nocturnal Testing mode when you want to monitor nocturnal erections over a peri
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od of several hours. This test method can be used while the patient is at home or in a sleep laboratory
setting, and also can be used under Ambulatory or Real-time settings. The Nocturnal Mode is used
when there are multiple erectile events and there is a periodic return to the flaccid state. This uses the
entire session to calculate the baseline.
Provocative Testing
Provocative Testing is performed when the clinician wants to use an intervention to produce a one-
time erectile response. This method of testing is performed over a shorter period of time, usually in
an office setting. Intervention might include the injection of a pharmacological agent or visual sexual
stimuli. This test method can also be used under either Ambulatory or Real-time settings. In the Provoc
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ative Mode, the RigiScan Plus System records a baseline penile tumescence during the first fifteen
minutes of testing and stores it for later reference. If you are testing in the Real-time mode, the message
CALCULATING BASELINE
will flash at the bottom of the screen while the baseline tumescence is
being established. Only when the message
BASELINE ESTABLISHED
appears on the screen indi-
cating the baseline tumescence is calculated and stored may intervention be given to the patient. If
you are testing in the ambulatory mode, monitoring must be performed for a period of fifteen minutes
to establish a baseline value before intervention is given to the patient.
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