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Chapter 6: Arrhythmia Monitoring
6.3 ARRHYTHMIA ALARMS
ALARM
ASYSTOLE
5 seconds pass without the detection of
ARRHYTHMIA
valid QRS complex.
Ventricular Fibrillation: The monitor
identifies a sinusoidal waveform with
fibrillation characteristics.(Certain
ventricular tachycardias have
VFIB
sinusoidal waveforms closely
ARRHYTHMIA
resembling those of ventricular
fibrillation. Because of the similarity of
these waveforms, the monitor may
classify such types of ventricular
tachycardia as ventricular fibrillation).
Ventricular Tachycardia: N or more
PVCs are detected in a time interval T=
VTAC
(60*(N-1))/R, where N is defined as the
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VTAC count and R is defined as the
VTAC rate.
Ventricular Run: Series of 3 to N-1
RUN
consecutive PVCs with a beat to beat
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rate ≥ the VTAC rate.
Accelerated Idioventricular Rhythm:
AIVR
Series of 3 or more PVCs with a beat
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rate less than the VTAC rate.
Ventricular Couplet: Sequence of beats
COUPLET
with the pattern: normal, PVC, PVC,
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normal, PVC, PVC
Ventricular Bigeminy: Sequence of
BIGEMINY
beats with the pattern : normal, PVC,
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normal, PVC, normal, PVC
ARRHYTHMIA ALARMS
SITUATION
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VISUAL PROMPTS
●The alarm indicator flashes.
●The alarm message is displayed
in a background corresponding to
its level.
●The alarm indicator flashes.
●The alarm message is displayed
in the red background.
●The alarm indicator flashes.
●The alarm message is displayed
in the red background.
●The alarm indicator flashes.
●The alarm message is displayed
in a background corresponding to
its level.
●The alarm indicator flashes.
●The alarm message is displayed
in a background corresponding to
its level.
●The alarm indicator flashes.
●The alarm message is displayed
in a background corresponding to
its level.
●The alarm indicator flashes.
●The alarm message is displayed
in a background corresponding to
its level.
User Manual
AUDIO SOUND
Activated
Activated
(If ARR MONITOR is
ON)
Activated
(If ARR MONITOR is
ON)
Activated
(If ARR MONITOR
and Alarm
Level are switched ON)
Activated
(If ARR MONITOR
and Alarm
Level are switched ON)
Activated
(If ARR MONITOR
and Alarm
Level are switched ON)
Activated
(If ARR MONITOR
and Alarm
Level are switched
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