Operator's Manual

Chapter 6 Taking medical readings
Tempus Pro User/Operator Manual - 41-2001EN-00 – Page 116
CAUTION
The settings of each invasive pressure channel can be set differently. Changes in settings
made to one channel are never automatically made to any other channel.
The menu allows the user to pick pre-set labels for the channel. These are grouped by colour and
application with RED being for arterial labels, BLUE being for venous labels, PALE YELLOW for pulmonary
arterial pressure and WHITE being for other application labels.
Simply picking a label and then pressing Save will change the channel label and the colour of the waveform
and results. It will also change the waveform height and the Reading format and alarm limits. If a label is
changed from one ‘type’ to another (e.g. from an arterial to a venous pressure), the reading format and
waveform upper and lower limits will be set to defaults for the selected label. If a label is changed but stays
within the same type (e.g. from ART to AO), any non-default reading format or waveform upper / lower limits
will persist. The default settings are detailed below. For default alarm limits and alarm ranges, see “7.3
Patient alarms”.
Note
Labelled channels will keep their labelling until either the patient is discharged, switched to
previous patient or if the user manually changes the channel label.
Note
If an invasive pressure channel is labelled as Arterial and the critical alarm sounds pressing
the alarm buttons will automatically set that channel to zero required.
Label Application Colour Reading format Waveform height
ART – Arterial Blood Pressure Arterial Red S/D (m) 0-150 mmHg
BAP – Brachial Artery Pressure Arterial Red S/D (m) 0-150 mmHg
RAP
–
Radial Artery Pressure
Arterial
Red
S/D
(m)
0
-
150 mmHg
AO – Aortic pressure Arterial Red S/D (m) 0-150 mmHg
FAP – Femoral Artery Pressure Arterial Red S/D (m) 0-150 mmHg
UAP – Umbilical Artery Pressure Arterial Red S/D (m) 0-150 mmHg
ABP – Abdominal Aorta Pressure Arterial Red S/D (m) 0-150 mmHg
LAP – Left Atrial Pressure Arterial Red S/D (m) 0-150 mmHg
Configuring an Invasive Pressure Settings Menu
The full
description of the
selected channel
label will be
shown here e.g.
“Arterial Blood
Pressure”
Press here to
select the label
and type of the
channel
Press here to
save the changes
made – changes
will not be made
unless Save is
pressed
The channel is
labelled here
Press to change
the scale (height)
of the channel’s
waveform – this
can be changed
independently of
the default setting
Press here to
change the
format of the
measurement