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Rest your arm as you were instructed by your clinician. Do not move or talk until the monitor
completes your reading.
Using peripheral devices
After the base vitals and answers to subjective questions are collected, the Genesis DM monitor uploads
test results from the patient's peripheral medical device(s). The only exceptions are oximetry and
temperature. Genesis DM collects oximetry with the blood pressure and temperature after blood
pressure.
The monitor prompts for each programmed device, allowing enough time for the patient to connect the
device if not already attached to the monitor. For more information about a specific peripheral device,
including temporal temperature, refer to Peripheral Medical Devices in this guide.
Concluding the monitoring session
After the monitor collects all of the patient's vitals and any programmed peripheral medical device test
results, it transmits the data. The message, "Transmit Success" displays on the screen for five seconds.
If the monitor is programmed with settings for a single user, the vitals continue to display on the screen
for five minutes after transmission. If the monitor is for multi-users, the vitals only display for thirty
seconds. You can remove the information from the screen by pressing the MANUAL key twice. When
you train multi-users, instruct patients to remove their information from the screen before they leave
the monitor.
Patient-initiated Monitoring Sessions
Patients can send vitals to their health care provider at any time; they do not have to wait for a
scheduled report time. Patients can initiate unscheduled monitoring sessions by pressing the blue
RETEST key. The Genesis DM monitor prompts patients through the monitoring session in the same
manner as a scheduled report time.
If the patient is collecting vitals during an unscheduled session that overlaps a scheduled report time, the
monitor will complete the unscheduled session and then immediately begin the scheduled one.
Point out to the patient that they normally use this feature if the LifeStream clinician requests that they
repeat a test. Inform the patient that vitals may only be reviewed during the day, so if they send a
reading in the middle of the night, their health care provider may not look at the reading until much
later. Stress again that this is not an emergency response device.
Partial Retest
The Genesis DM monitor allows users to select a portion of vital signs acquisition via the monitor's
"Retest" button. When retesting patients will be prompted:
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Do you want a total retest of your vital statistics?
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Do you want to retest a subset of your vital statistics?
When choosing a subset, missing vitals will display as no values in the LifeStream application. NOTE:
Partial retests will not prompt for peripheral devices or play patient education. Full retests will prompt
for peripheral devices and play patient education.
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GENESIS DM CLINICAL GUIDE
12/5/2007
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