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dopplexAssist Vascular Assist Short Form Doppler Leg Guide Ver 6 sw
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Vascular Assist Short Form Guide Version 5 Software Application: 1.
Doppler Leg Arteries (waveforms and pressures)
Connect the Doppler probe and APPG sensor to any of the sockets on the side of the module. Connect the cuff and inflating bulb to the pneumatic connections on the module.
2.
to enter patient details and follow step 3, or press
Press
to collect waveforms
and follow step 4. Patient Details 3.
Using the QWERTY touch screen, enter ‘assist’ for the password, then enter the patients Surname or Ref. no. and press
.
If patient details already exist, use the
Alternatively, press
keys to select the name from the list.
to create a new patient.
Complete the Forename and I.D. No. fields. After completing the I.D. No., press
and
to exit the registration process. Check the details on the screen before pressing
to save the information. 4.
Use the touch screen to select Doppler – Leg Arteries. Follow next section to record brachial pressures or jump to step 9 to record Doppler Waveforms.
Brachial Blood Pressure Measurement
5.
Press
and wrap the cuff around the left upper arm. Use the touch screen to select
Left Brachial Pressure.
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Left Brachial Blood Pressure Measurement APPG
Doppler
Fit the APPG sensor to the second finger of the left hand press
.
Press and hold the probe over the Left Brachial Artery. Carefully inflate the cuff until the audible Doppler signal disappears.
Reduce the gain using keys, until the waveform is just off screen. Inflate the cuff until the ‘spiky waveform’ displayed on the screen reduces into the noise. to deflate the cuff. The system will Press automatically deflate the cuff and record the systolic pressure.
Press the probe switch or press to automatically deflate the cuff. The system will record the systolic pressure. This is the Left Brachial Pressure
This is the Left Brachial Pressure
6.
Press
and use the touch screen to select Right Brachial Pressure.
Right Brachial Blood Measurement 7.
Repeat Steps 5 and 6 for the right arm. Recording Doppler Waveforms
8. 9.
Press
to return to arterial sites screen.
Use the touch screen to select the appropriate site. Obtain a good Doppler signal for the vessel and observe the waveform.
10. Press
to freeze the waveform.
Site Blood Pressure Measurement
11. Press
and wrap the cuff around the limb under investigation. Use the touch screen to
select the appropriate vessel.
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APPG Model
Doppler Model
Fit the APPG sensor to the appropriate digit and press
and hold the probe over Press the appropriate Artery.
.
Reduce the gain using keys until waveform is just off screen. Inflate the cuff until the ‘spiky waveform’ displayed on the screen reduces into the noise. to deflate the cuff. The system Press will automatically deflate the cuff and record the systolic pressure.
12. Press
Carefully inflate the cuff until the audible Doppler signal disappears. Press the probe switch or press automatically deflate the cuff.
to
The system will record the systolic pressure.
twice.
13. Repeat Steps 9 to 12 for other vessel sites until all waveforms and pressures have been acquired. 14. The numbers in brackets ( ) are the Ankle Brachial Pressure Index’s for each vessel.
15. Press
to save the trace (only possible if patient details have been entered first).
16. Press
to print the report and press
17. Press
to return to the test selection screen.
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to print.