User's Manual Part 3

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Chapter 5 Capsule Endoscope Procedures
OLYMPUS CAPSULE ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM
5.6 Attaching the equipment to the patient
Patient confirmation
Before attaching the antenna lead set to the patient, confirm the patient’s identity.
Also confirm that the patient has not eaten or drunk for at least 8 hours before
the examination.
Confirmation of antenna locations
(and shaving, if necessary)
1.
Ask the patient to lie down with his upper body exposed, and to lower his
pants or skirt.
2. Referring to the provided template “Antenna locations guide”, identify the 8
antenna locations on the patient, and determine if the locations require
shaving.
3. If there is too much hair in a particular location to securely adhere the
antenna lead cover, shave as necessary.
Figure 5.26
Red: 7th right rib
(immediately below the chest
bulge)
Green: Right flank
Pink: Around the epigastric
(center of body)
White: Left flank
Blue: Right lower abdomen
(lowest possible position
unaffected by bending of thigh)
Brown: 7th left rib
(immediately below the chest bulge)
Yellow: Above the umbilicus
(not to overlap the umbilicus)
Purple: Left lower abdomen
(lowest possible position
unaffected by bending of thigh)
For patients of normal stature