Uterine Activity Test - GE Corometrics 126 Service Manual

Uterine Activity Test

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Functional Checkout Procedure: Uterine Activity Test
This portion of the functional checkout procedure tests the uterine activity section of
the 120 Series Monitor.
1. Set the switches on the Model 325 Simulator according to
2. Connect the simulator's UA sub-cable to the
3. Access the Install Options service mode screen and note the default TOCO
reference value. (The monitor is shipped from the factory with this value set at
10 relative units; however, your unit may have been custom configured.) Exit
the service mode screens.
4. If not already on, depress the monitor's
5. Briefly press the monitor's
the monitor:
The UA value is the default setting.
The UA mode is
The recorder prints a continuous line at the default value on the uterine
activity channel of the strip chart paper.
The recorder prints the messages
paper.
6. Press and hold the
UA Reference
the available selections for UA reference: 5, 10, 15, 20, or 25 relative units.
Test each of these reference settings. Verify that the UA value is displayed
accordingly and that the recorder prints a continuous line at the corresponding
value on the uterine activity channel of the strip chart paper.
7. Place the simulator's
and 100 relative units. Verify that the UA value is displayed accordingly and
that the recorder prints a continuous line at the corresponding value on the heart
rate channel of the strip chart paper.
8. Place the simulator's
switch to 0 mmHg. Depress the monitor's
that the monitor and recorder reference to 0 mmHg. Verify the following on the
monitor:
The UA value is 0 mmHg.
The UA mode is
The recorder prints a continuous line at 0 mmHg on the uterine activity
channel of the strip chart paper.
The recorder prints the messages
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receptacle on the monitor.
UA
pushbutton.
Record
UA Reference pushbutton. Verify the following on
TOCO .
TOCO and
pushbutton on the monitor to cycle through
switch at each of the level settings: 0, 10, 50,
UA Level
UA Mode switch in the IUP position and the
UA Reference
.
IUP
and
IUP UA REF
Table 6-5.
UA REF on the strip chart
UA Level
pushbutton and verify
on the strip chart paper.
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