Pressure-Flow Study
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6.3
Investigation
Click the
Pressure-flow study
button to start the pre-test.
❑
Prepare the pump and the pump tube as described in § 2.5.4.
❑
Prepare the flowmeter as described in § 2.5.11.
❑
Prepare and insert the catheters. Follow the procedure for:
o
Reusable solid-state catheters (see § 3.3),
o
Single-use e
•Sense solid-state catheters (see § 3.4),
o
Air-charged catheters (see § 3.5) or
o
Water catheters (see § 3.6).
❑
Connect the pump tube to the filling lumen of the catheter.
❑
Prepare the EMG cables and apply the EMG electrodes as described
in § 2.5.10.
Press the
Start
investigation button.
Press the
Pump
ON
button to start the pump.
Press the
First sensation
button to mark the first sensation. Use this
button for all sensation markers.
When the patient is unable to tolerate further filling or if the bladder is
filled sufficiently, press the
Pump
button to stop.
Press the
End
filling
phase
button. Recording is temporarily halted,
and the end filling phase is marked. Reposition the patient if necessary.
Press the
Start
voiding
phase
button.
If wanted, you can activate the
Tap water sound
during miction. Click
the button again to deactivate.
Press the
Permission to void
button to mark the miction command.
Leave the patient alone. The LED on the remote control (RC-1600) will
provide you with feedback when the uroflow has been finished. Also,
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