Product Manual

Patient Monitor User Manual Monitoring C.O.
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Measurement curve
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X axis: Change the Scale X (time) value. Two
modes are available: 0 s to 30 s, 0 s to 60 s. If you
start measurement in the 0 s to 30 s mode, it will
be switched to 0 s to 60 s mode automatically if the
measurement cannot finish within 30 seconds.
After the switch, no further adjustment can be
made to the Scale X.
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Cardiac Output
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Cardiac Index
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Body Surface Area
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Blood Temperature
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Injectate Temperature
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Y axis: Change the scale Y (temperature) value.
Three modes are available: 0 C to 0.5 C, 0 C to
1 C, 0 C to 2.0 C. Adjust the scale by the
temperature differences. A smaller scale results in
a larger curve.
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Start time of the measurement
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Prompt message area
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Function keys
The functional keys on the C.O. measure window are explained in the following table:
Start: Start a measurement
Stop: If the blood temperature cannot resume in a considerably long time, the measurement
could not stop automatically. Use this button to stop the measurement and display the C.O.,
CI calculation result.
Cancel: Cancel the processing measurement or cancel the result after measurement.
Record: Print out the curve.
Review: Enter the Review window
2. Measurement should be taken when the message “Ready for new measurement” appears on
the screen. Press the Start button, and then start injection. The thermodilution curve, current
blood temperature and the injectate temperature are displayed during the measurement. Curve
drawing will stop automatically when the measurement finishes, and the C.O. and CI (2 and 3 in
the above figure) will be calculated and displayed on the screen. The monitor will display C.O. in
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