User Manual Part 6

Managing patients
2001989-301A- draft 1 ApexPro™ 6-21
 When the monitor alarms are paused and the ECG parameter is turned off, the
following network devices will not display an ALARM PAUSE text message for
that monitor.
 CIC Pro center using software version 3.0 or earlier.
 Centralscope central station using any version of software.
ECG setting source
Selecting ECG setting source
When the monitor is in Combo mode, you can select whether the monitor uses its own
ECG settings or the telemetry ECG settings.
 TELE DEFINED — Use the telemetry ECG settings. This is the factory default.
 USER DEFINED — Use the monitor’s ECG settings if telemetry is not
admitted. Use the telemetry ECG settings if telemetry IS admitted.
The following ECG settings are affected when you select an ECG setting source:
 Arrhythmia Alarm Levels
 HR, PVC and ST parameter alarm levels
 ECG SIZE
 DETECT PACE
 ARRHYTHMIA
 ST ANALYSIS
 LEAD ANALYSIS
 HR HIGH LIMIT and HR LOW LIMIT
 PVC LIMIT and PVC state
 Beat Pause interval
 ST Limit
For more information, refer to the appropriate bedside monitor’s operator’s manual.
ECG setting source when entering Combo mode
WARNING
INCORRECT ALGORITHMS, ARRHYTHMIA PROCESSING
AND CALCULATIONS BASED ON PATIENT AGE — After
manually updating or automatically retrieving patient demographic
information from a network database, always confirm that the
entered patient’s date of birth matches the patient’s actual date of
birth. Otherwise the appropriate age-related algorithms, arrhythmia
detection, and calculations will not be applied.
NOTE
It is possible (but not a normal operation), to admit a patient to both a telemetry
bed and a hardwired bed before entering Combo mode. For example, bed101*
(telemetry) and bed101 (monitor) are two separate beds for the same patient.
When you enter Combo mode in this situation, the ECG setting source is always
telemetry.
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