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▪ Remove the cap from the abdominal catheter. Be sure that no moisture
enters the catheter.
▪ Connect the abdominal catheter to the blue (P
tighten securely. Be sure to connect in the OPEN position (Figure 3.7).
▪ Instruct the patient to cough to remove any excess air before charging the
catheters.
Figure 3.7 Connect catheter to pressure transducer in OPEN position
▪ Press the Zero all
▪ Charge the catheters (Figure 3.8).
Figure 3.8 Charge catheters
▪ Fix the abdominal catheter.
▪ Withdraw the catheter and locate the urethral pressure sensor (P
maximum urethral pressure (not for UPP).
▪ Instruct the patient to cough to check the registration of all pressures. The
spikes of P
ves,
and the detrusor pressure (P
▪ Fix the bladder catheter (not for UPP).
▪ Start the investigation (cystometry, pressure-flow study, UPP, or
gynecology study, see chapters 5 to 8).
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button to zero all pressures to atmospheric pressure.
P and P should rise equally in response to the cough,
abd ura
) should remain relatively flat.
det
) pressure transducer and
abd
) at the
ura
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