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12 Monitoring Invasive Pressure Zeroing the Pressure Transducer
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WARNING If measuring intracranial pressure (ICP) with a sitting patient, level the transducer with the top of the
patient’s ear. Incorrect leveling may give incorrect values.
Selecting a Pressure for Monitoring
Tell the monitor which pressure you want to monitor by selecting its pressure label. The label is a
unique identifier for each type of pressure. When you chose a label, the monitor uses that label’s stored
color, wave scale and alarm settings.
1 In the Setup <Press> menu, select Label.
2 Select the appropriate label from the list.
Extended Pressure Label Set
The following additional labels are available if Label Set is set to Full. This setting can only be
changed in Configuration Mode.
Note that if your monitor is connected to an Information Center, the additional labels in the extended
label set may not be correctly displayed. See the Configuration Guide for your monitor for more
information.
Zeroing the Pressure Transducer
To avoid inaccurate pressure readings, the monitor requires a valid zero. Zero the transducer in
accordance with your hospital policy (at least once per day). You must perform a zero:
• when you use a new transducer or tubing
• every time you reconnect the transducer cable to the monitor
• if you think the monitor’s pressure readings are not correct.
Label Description Label Description
ABP Arterial blood pressure P Non-specific pressure label
ART Arterial blood pressure (alternative) PAP Pulmonary artery pressure
Ao Aortic pressure RAP Right atrial pressure
CVP Central venous pressure UAP Umbilical arterial pressure
ICP Intracranial pressure UVP Umbilical venous pressure
LAP Left atrial pressure
Label Description
BAP Brachial arterial pressure
FAP Femoral arterial pressure
IC1, IC2 Alternative intracranial pressures
P1, P2, P3, P4 Alternative non-specific pressure labels