Other Patients

Using Philips Patient Care System with an Arrhythmia Computer

Arrhythmia Alarms on the 78560A and 78720 Arrhythmia

Computers

Alarm

Minimum Condition Required for

Alarm

 

 

 

ASYSTOLE (***)

No QRS for 4 consecutive seconds in

 

absence of V fib or chaotic signal.

VENT FIB/TACH (***)

Fibrillatory waveform detected for 4

 

consecutive seconds.

HR BRADY XXX < BBB (***)

Heart rate < lower HR limit set or 40 bpm

 

whichever is lower.

VENT TACHY (***)

Either VENT RHYTHM with average

 

heart-rate > tachy HR limit or RUN VPB's

 

> tachy run limit with rate for the run >

 

tachy HR limit.

 

Tachy run limit is adjustable from 3 to 9

 

using the Change Limits display. Tachy

 

HR limit is adjustable from 80 bpm to 120

 

bpm using the Change Limits display.

VENT RHYTHM (**)

Dominant rhythm of adjacent V's and HR

 

< = 120

PAIR VPBs (**)

Two consecutive VPBs between non

 

VPBs

PACER NON-CAPT/PACER

Missed beat with pace pulse in paced

NOT-CAPTURE (**)

patient

MISSED BEAT(S) (**)

Beat omitted with HR < 120 or no beat

 

for 1 second with HR >120

 

 

4-10 Other Patients

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