Monitoring Pacemaker Patients - GE ApexPro Operator's Manual

Monitoring pacemaker patients

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Option
Arrhythmia
PVC Limit
ST
V Lead
5. After making your selections, complete one of the following tasks:
Click a different Monitor Setup option to apply your changes without
closing the Monitor Setup window.
Click the (close button) on the top right side of the window to apply
your changes and close the Monitor Setup window.
Be aware of the following when monitoring a patient with a pacemaker.
WARNING
FALSE CALLS—False low heart rate indicators or false asystole
calls may result with certain pacemakers because of electrical
overshoot.
WARNING
MONITORING PACEMAKER PATIENTS—Monitoring of
pacemaker patients can only occur with the pace program activated.
ApexPro™
Viewing real-time patient data
ECG control settings
Function
Set the arrhythmia detection level:
Full: Detect all arrhythmia conditions defined by the
software.
Lethal: Detect lethal arrhythmia conditions.
Off: Turn off arrhythmia detection.
Arrhythmia detection remains off until you choose Full or
Lethal, or the patient is discharged.
NOTE
OFF appears dimmed and is not selectable when
the following option is set: CIC Setup > CIC
Defaults > Allow Alarms OFF on this CIC > No.
The Allow Alarms OFF on this CIC setting is a
service-level default and is protected by the Service
Password.
Turn On to count PVCs per minute. A PVC counter appears in
the ECG parameter window.
NOTE
To display the PVC counter, the Arrhythmia detection
level must be set to Full.
Turn On to display, store, and enable ST alarms.
Label the V Lead position.
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