Fluke Biomedical medSim 300B User Manual
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medSim 300B
Operators Manual
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LUNGS
CATHETER
PA
LA
RA
RV
MITRAL VALVE
LAP is sensed
via the lungs.
(LAP PAW)
Catheter is wedged in the pulmonary capillary bed and
is blocking pressure from the right side of the heart.
LV
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Figure 4-15. Catheter wedged in the Pulmonary Artery (PA)
Note
The medSim 300B waveform for pulmonary artery wedge (PAW) simulates
a measurement obtained with this procedure.
To simulate a PAW pressure on the medSim 300B:
1. Press <F2>-MITR from the CATHETERIZATION MENU, and then press
<F1>-PAW3. The display will change to the one illustrated below:
bp1:lv
pa3
down
up
<F1>
<F2>
<F3>
<F4>
bp3:paw
10/2
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