Verathon AORTASCAN AMI 9700, Руководство по эксплуатации и техническому обслуживанию

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Operations & Maintenance Manual: Using the Device
PROCEdURE 2. MEASURE ABdOMINAL AORTIC dIAMETER
1. Turn on the instrument by pressing the
Power
button .
2. With the patient in the supine position, identify four equally spaced scan locations between the xiphoid
process and the umbilicus.
Figure 18. Four Scan Locations for Measuring
Scan 1
Scan 2
Scan 3
Scan 4
3. Place an ample amount of ultrasound gel on the patient’s abdomen in the selected scan locations.
4. Standing at the patient’s right side, place the probe on the gel at the first position.
5. Hold the probe with the long axis aligned with the midline of the abdomen. Do not hold the probe with
the handle pointing to either side of the patient.
Figure 19. Correct and Incorrect Orientation of the Probe
6. Press and release the Scan button on the underside of the probe. When you hear the tone, the scan is
complete.
Note: Do not move the probe while the scan is in progress as that will decrease the accuracy of the
measurement.
7. Save the exam results by creating a voice annotation. See Save, Review, & Print Exam Results .