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The Short Telemetry ECG Toolbar

This page describes the controls available when viewing short telemetry ECGs, including 6-second and 10-second telemetry strips.

The toolbar for these ECGs is shown in Figure 1:

Fig. 1: The toolbar for short telemetry ECGs.

Caliper Controls

The following toolbar buttons toggle the activation of the calipers in the ECG display.

The Time Caliper Button

The button toggles the time caliper control activation in the ECG display.

When the time caliper is active, the button changes to an activated state

The Voltage Caliper Button

The button toggles the voltage caliper control activation in the ECG display.

When the voltage caliper is active, the button changes to an activated state

Information Controls

The following toolbar buttons control the display of patient and ECG information.

The Patient Info Button

The button displays patient demographics (age, sex, height, and weight) and clinical history in a popup window if this information is available for the ECG. Use your best clinical judgment when viewing this data as with actual clinical recordings. For example, if the patient's height is 17 inches for a 56-year-old patient, the height measurement was probably transposed from 71 inches. The button will be disabled if demographics and clinical history are not available.

If patient information is not available for the sample, the button will be disabled and look like this: .

The ECG Info Button

The button displays data about the ECG, such as Ventricular Rate, PR interval, QRS width, etc. These data, if available, are automatically extracted from the ECG and are not guaranteed to be verified. Use your best clinical judgment when viewing this data as with actual clinical recordings. This button is only available on the Results page.

If ECG information is not available for the sample, the button will be disabled and look like this: .

ECG Display Controls

The following toolbar buttons modify the ECG display.

Adjusting the Page Size

The contains controls to adjust the vertical size of the ECG display.

The individual controls are as follows:

  • - Decrease the vertical ECG page size.
    - Reset the vertical ECG page size to the original size.
    - Increase the vertical ECG page size.

    • If the vertical page size is changed from the default size, simply click on the to reset it to the default page size.

    Notice
    The ECG Page Size controls are disabled when annotations are visible and will look like this: .

    Adjusting the ECG Zoom

    The contains controls to adjust the zoom factor of the ECG.

    The individual controls are as follows:

  • - Decrease the ECG zoom.
    - Reset the ECG zoom to the original zoom.
    - Increase the ECG zoom.

    • If the ECG zoom is changed from the default amplitude, simply click on the to reset it to the default zoom.

    Adjusting the ECG Lead Spacing

    The contains controls to adjust the spacing of the ECG leads.

    The individual controls are as follows:

  • - Decrease the ECG amplitude.
    - Reset the ECG amplitude to the original amplitude.
    - Increase the ECG amplitude.

    • If the ECG amplitude is changed from the default amplitude, simply click on the to reset it to the default amplitude.

    Notice
    The ECG Lead Spacing controls are disabled when annotations are visible and will look like this: .

    Notice
    The ECG Lead Spacing controls are disabled for single lead samples and will look like this: .

    Help Controls

    The following toolbar buttons control the display of help information.

    The Tour Button

    The Tour Button provides additional help on the individual controls on the page via popup windows attached to the individual controls on the page. To view this additional help:

    1. Select from the toolbar.
    2. Use the controls in the popups that appear to run through the tour.

    The Help Button

    The Help Button enables provides this page in a popup window. To view help in a popup window:

    1. Select from the toolbar.