Welch Allyn CardioPerfect Workstation Resting ECG Module - User Manual - Manual (Page 5)

CardioPerfect Workstation
Resting ECG Module - User Manual
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Table of Contents
1. GETTING STARTED .................................................................................. 8
1.1. The Welch Allyn CardioPerfect resting ECG window ......................................... 8
2. RECORDING ECGS ................................................................................. 10
2.1. Record an ECG ............................................................................................... 10
2.2. Place electrodes on the patient ........................................................................ 10
2.3. Create a new ECG ........................................................................................... 12
2.4. Select how you want to view leads ................................................................... 13
2.5. Set a rhythm strip ............................................................................................. 13
2.6. Turn pacemaker on and off .............................................................................. 13
2.7. Apply an AC filter ............................................................................................. 13
2.8. Apply a muscle noise filter ............................................................................... 14
2.9. Record an ECG ............................................................................................... 14
2.10. Recording rhythm ECGs .................................................................................. 14
2.11. Cancel a recording ........................................................................................... 15
2.12. Pacemaker pulse detection .............................................................................. 15
2.13. Signal quality indication ................................................................................... 16
3. RECORDING ECGS FOR PEDIATRIC PATIENTS .................................. 18
4. VIEWING ECGS ........................................................................................ 20
4.1. View and edit ECG information ........................................................................ 20
4.2. Views ............................................................................................................... 21
4.3. Parameters ...................................................................................................... 24
4.4. QTc .................................................................................................................. 24
4.5. QT dispersion (optional) ................................................................................... 25
4.6. Working with views .......................................................................................... 26
4.7. Zoom in and out on an ECG ............................................................................ 26
4.8. Set chart speed and sensitivity ........................................................................ 27
4.9. View one single complex or loop ...................................................................... 27
4.10. Turn pacemaker on and off .............................................................................. 27
4.11. Apply muscle noise filter .................................................................................. 27
4.12. Apply AC filter .................................................................................................. 28
4.13. Apply baseline filter .......................................................................................... 28
4.14. Apply anti-aliasing ............................................................................................ 28
4.15. Make measurements ....................................................................................... 29
4.16. Compare ECGs ............................................................................................... 29
4.17. Display markers ............................................................................................... 30
5. INTERPRETING ECGS............................................................................. 31
5.1. About MEANS and PEDMEANS interpretation software .................................. 31
5.2. Edit and confirm an interpretation .................................................................... 31
5.3. View interpretation history ................................................................................ 33
5.4. Reanalyze an ECG .......................................................................................... 33
6. PRINTING ECGS ...................................................................................... 34
6.1. Print an ECG ................................................................................................... 34