Overview
- To change a rhythm, simply type the corresponding number code using your keyboard. The name of the new rhythm will then be displayed directly below the name of the current rhythm. At this point the rhythm will not yet be playing on the heart monitor, but will be queued as the next rhythm to be played.
- If you want to change the heart rate, conduction ratios or ectopic activity of the queued rhythm before activating it, you can do so now using the designated shortcut keys without affecting the currently playing rhythm. (When no rhythm is queued, the shortcut keys for heart rate, conduction ratios and ectopic activity take effect immediately on the currently playing rhythm.)
- When you are satisfied with the queued rhythm, press [Enter] to activate the rhythm and clear the queue.
- Or press [Backspace] to swap the new rhythm with the current rhythm, placing the current rhythm in queue as the next rhythm to be played. (This is an easy way to switch back and forth between two rhythms without having to re-enter the rhythm code.)
General Keyboard Shortcuts
Action | Shortcut |
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Activate Queued Rhythm* | [Enter] |
Swap Currently Playing Rhythm with Queued Rhythm | [Backpace] |
Increase heart rate, conduction ratio or amplitude of rhythm** | [up] |
Decrease heart rate, conduction ratio or amplitude of rhythm** | [down] |
Show/Hide Rhythm Information | T |
Toggle On/Off Fullscreen Mode | W |
Pause/Resume Rhythm Playback | P |
Generate a Random Rhythm | R |
Lock/Unlock Application Window | L |
*When no other rhythm is queued, the [enter] key duplicates the active rhythm and adds it to the queue.
**Affects the queued rhythm if one exists, otherwise affects the active rhythm.
Ectopic Activity Shortcuts
Ectopic Activity | Shortcut |
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PAC | Z |
PJC | X |
Unifocal PVC | C |
Multifocal PVC | V |
Couplet PVC | B |
Ectopic activity shortcuts affect the queued rhythm if one exists, otherwise they affect the active rhythm.
To remove the current ectopic activity, press the shortcut key a second time.
Rhythm and Arrhythmia Shortcuts
Rhythm or Arrhythmia Name | Shortcut |
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Normal Sinus Rhythm | 10 |
Sinus Tachycardia | 11 |
Sinus Bradycardia | 12 |
Sinus Rhythm with ST Depression | 13 |
Sinus Rhythm with ST Elevation | 14 |
Sinus Rhythm with a Bundle Branch Block | 15 |
Sinus Rhythm with WPW Syndrome | 16 |
Sinus Arrhythmia | 17 |
Sinus Exit Block | 18 |
Sinus Arrest | 19 |
Atrial Tachycardia | 30 |
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia | 31 |
Atrial Flutter | 32 |
Atrial Fibrillation | 33 |
Atrial Fibrillation with WPW Syndrome | 34 |
Junctional Rhythm | 40 |
Accelerated Junctional Rhythm | 41 |
Junctional Tachycardia | 42 |
First Degree AV Block | 43 |
Second Degree AV Block Type 1 (Mobitz I/Wenckebach) | 44 |
Second Degree AV Block Type 2 (Mobitz II) | 45 |
Third Degree AV Block | 46 |
Third Degree AV Block with Atrial Fibrillation | 47 |
Pacing | 50 |
Atrial Pacing | 51 |
AV-Sequential Pacemaker | 52 |
Pacing with Loss of Capture | 53 |
Pacing with Atrial Fibrillation | 54 |
Pacing with a Sinus Rate of 90 | 55 |
Idioventricular Rhythm | 60 |
Accelerated Idioventricular Rhythm | 61 |
Ventricular Tachycardia | 62 |
Torsade de Pointes | 63 |
Ventricular Flutter | 64 |
Ventricular Fibrillation | 65 |
Asystole | 70 |
Agonal Rhythm | 71 |
Ventricular Standstill | 72 |