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Patient Monitor User Manual
3.
The system generates values that can't be treated the calculation results. The user must enter
the correct parameter value based on the doctor's instruction.
4.
Manually enter the value of patient weight or directly obtain the value from the monitor by
selecting Get Info .
5.
Enter the correct parameter value.
6.
Confirm whether the calculation result is correct.
The following formulas are applied to dose calculation:
Concentration = Amount / Volume
Inf. Rate = Dose / Concentration
Duration = Amount / Dose
Dose= Inf. Rate × Concentration
Dose (weight based) = Inf. Rate × Concentration / Weight
Drip Rate = Inf. Rate / 60 × Drop Factor
22.1.2 Calculation Unit
Each drug has the fixed unit or unit series to calculate. Among the same unit series, the unit
binary varies with the entered parameter value.
The calculation units of the drugs are listed as follows:
Drug
Drug A, Drug B, Drug C, Aminophylline, Dobutamine, Dopamine,
Epinephrine, Isuprel, Lidocaine, Nipride, Nitroglycerin
Drug D, Pitocin, Heparin
Drug E
When defining a drug, select Drug A, Drug B, Drug C, Drug D, and Drug E based on the unit
series.
NOTE:
1
The drug calculation is displayed as invalid value before the user edits the drug name
and patient weight, and the user can't enter any value.
2
Drip Rate and Drop Factor are invalid in the neonatal mode.
22.1.3 Titration Table
After completing the drug calculation, the user can open the Titration on the Drug Dose
interface.
The user can change the following items in the titration table:
Basic
Step
- 191 -
Calculation
Unit
g, mg, mcg
Ku, mu, Unit
mEq
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