ACUSON Cypress™ Operator’s Manual
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Conducting a Stress Echo Protocol Exam
Conducting a Stress Echo Protocol Exam
Step-By-Step Stress Echo Exam
This procedure details the steps for conducting the stress echo protocols:
2-Stage, 3-Stage, and Pharmacological. The basic steps for each protocol are
the same and where there are differences for the individual protocols, they are
noted.
To conduct a stress echo exam, follow these steps:
1.
Press the
SETUP
function key and set the desired limits for the
Save Time
Limit
and the
QSAVE
Cycle Limit
. (See Table 4 on page 3-4 for more infor-
mation.)
2.
Press the
PATIENT
function key to open the patient directory and click the
[
NEW PATIENT
] button to display the following screen:
CLICK THE DOWN ARROW TO DISPLAY THE LIST OF PROTOCOLS.
HIGHLIGHT THE PROTOCOL NAME.
Shutdown
Reports
Setup
Patient
OK
Cancel
Add Study
Averaging
Metric
Doe
Edgar
QTR3942
19
01
1944
Male
Last Name
First Name
ID
Birth Date
Sex
Height
Weight
Blood Pressure
Study
Indication
Accession #
Protocol
Institution Name
Sonographer
Miscellaneous
(dd-mm-yyyy)
kg
cm
/
mmHg
Routine Vascular
2 Stage Exercise
3 Stage Exercise
Pharmacological
Contrast
Routine Cardiac
Carotid
Upper Extremity
Lower Extremity
General
Carotid
Presets