Operator's Manual

Chapter 6 Taking medical readings
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administration (81% sensitivity). A PVI prior to volume expansion is predictive that a mechanically ventilated
patient will not respond to fluid administration (100% specificity).
PVI
®
is an option for Tempus Pro.
6.3.3 Taking readings
Note
Depending on which of the features have been purchased, some of the features shown
below may not be available on your Tempus Pro device.
1. Remove the patient cable from the RapidPak area of the Tempus.
2. Connect the SpO
2
cable to the Tempus Pro.
3. Attach the chosen sensor to the patient cable:
SpO2 sensor - SpO2, PI and PVI
SpCO sensor - SpCO, SpMet, Sp02, PI and PVI
SpHb sensor - SpHb, SpMet, SpOC, Sp02, PI and PVI
Attach it to a well-perfused finger of the patient taking care to ensure it is not the same arm which has a
blood pressure cuff attached. The measurement will begin as soon as the probe is attached to the patient
but different values take different lengths of time to appear on the screen.
Standard Waveform view
Large Waveform view
The Pulse Oximetry Section with PVI
The PVI value is
shown here