User Manual

PatientNet Operator’s Manual, v1.04, 10001001-00X, Draft v
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Technical Support Information......................................................................................................... 3
PatientNet“ Operator’s Manual .................................................................................................... 3
List of Figures ................................................................................................................................... ix
List of Tables................................................................................................................................... xiii
Introduction...................................................................................................................................... 15
Getting Started............................................................................................................................ 15
About This Manual ..................................................................................................................... 16
Technical Support and Literature Resources.............................................................................. 16
Clinical Calculations................................................................................................................... 17
Clinical Use and Responsibility.................................................................................................. 18
Warnings, Cautions, and Notes .................................................................................................. 19
Definitions of International Symbols.......................................................................................... 22
Software Help ............................................................................................................................. 25
Cleaning PatientNet System Components .................................................................................. 27
The PatientNet System .................................................................................................................... 29
About this Section....................................................................................................................... 29
PatientNet System Components ................................................................................................. 29
System Configuration ................................................................................................................. 32
PatientNet Screen Elements........................................................................................................ 34
System Settings........................................................................................................................... 38
Sound Volume Adjustment......................................................................................................... 40
Screen and Waveform Colors..................................................................................................... 41
Skin Preparation and Lead Placement .......................................................................................... 43
Patient Preparation for Monitoring............................................................................................. 43
Electrode Placement on Ambulatory Patients ............................................................................ 46
Alternative Placement of Electrodes .......................................................................................... 48
Arrhythmia Analysis........................................................................................................................ 51
Overview..................................................................................................................................... 51
Computerized Arrhythmia Monitoring....................................................................................... 54
Algorithm Operation................................................................................................................... 54
Beat Labels ................................................................................................................................. 58
System Performance ................................................................................................................... 60
Learn and Relearn Considerations.............................................................................................. 70
Admit, Discharge, and Patient Demographic Information ........................................................... 73
Admitting a Patient to the System .............................................................................................. 73
Entering Patient Information ...................................................................................................... 74
Viewing Patient Information ...................................................................................................... 75
Modifying Patient Information................................................................................................... 76