Operator's Manual Part 2

11-30 ApexPro Telemetry System Revision D
2001989-134
ECG Monitoring: ECG Tab Sheet
AFIB Identification
Atrial fibrillation (AFIB) is characterized by random, chaotic, low-
amplitude deflections of the supraventricular component of the ECG
waveform, resulting in irregular timing of QRS complexes and an
absence of uniform P waves preceding the QRS complex.
The AFIB algorithm feature identifies atrial fibrillation arrhythmias for
the ApexPro transmitter. When the AFIB arrhythmia detection feature
is selected, it replaces the IRREGULAR arrhythmia alarm text with the
ATRIAL FIB alarm text.
Alarms
A patient status alarm is triggered when an AFIB arrhythmia is
detected. The message ATRIAL FIB is displayed in the message area of
the display.
NOTE
There is approximately a 90 second delay while the AFIB algorithm
verifies the AFIB arrhythmia condition.
The AFIB alarm defaults to a MESSAGE alarm level but can be changed
under Arrhythmia Alarm Level, in the Telemetry Alarm Control
Defaults tab sheet on the CIC Pro. How the monitor responds to each
condition is determined by the alarm level to which the AFIB arrhythmia
detection has been assigned. When set for Advisory or greater, AFIB
alarms will be recorded and displayed in the alarm area on the CIC Pro.
Alarm Limitations
Some bedside monitors do not support atrial fibrillation. When the
ApexPro telemetry system is used in combo monitoring mode with a
monitor that does not support atrial fibrillation, there may be alarm
limitations.
Following is a list of alarm limitations:
 No AFIB message in the CIC Pro single/multi-viewer window or at
the bedside monitor.
 No alarms broadcasted to other CIC Pro’s
 No alarm text on the graph header
 Instead of AFIB, a question mark (?) is displayed in Alarm History