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PROCEDURE:
4. Nurse’s Menu:
 Access the Nurse’s Menu by pressing and
holding the hidden button to the left of GO
when turning ON the Home Choice Pro.
 Confirm default settings
 To exit nurse’s menu turn machine OFF.
KEY POINTS:
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ON/OFF button is located at the back of the
machine.
The Nurse’s Menu allows the nurse to tailor the
Home Choice Pro to meet a patient’s particular
needs.
 Nurse’s Menu:
 Mode: Standard/Low Fill
 Min drain Vol 85%
 Smart Dwells: defaults to YES
 Heater Bag Empty: NO
 Tidal Full Drain: defaults to YES. Change to
NO
 Language
 Flush: Defaults to YES
 Reset Weight: defaults to NO. Change to
YES
 Program Locked: defaults to NO
 Therapy Log
 Alarm Log
For further information, refer to the Baxter 10.4
User Manual
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PLEASE WAIT displays on screen, followed by
STANDARD MODE ON. Machine beeps x2.
PRESS GO TO START appears on the display.
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DO NOT PRESS “GO” AT THIS TIME. Wait until
step 13 to press GO. Verify program parameters
prior to initiating setup.
6. Select program parameters:
 Press down arrow until CHANGE
PROGRAM is displayed.
 Press ENTER.
 Select Program Parameters:
 Press ENTER to make the screen
blink. Use the up and down arrows to
change the parameter to the desired
level
 Press ENTER again to stop the
blinking and save the parameter.
 Use the down arrow to advance to the
next parameter).
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Set the parameters for the following settings:
 Therapy type
 Total volume
 Therapy time
 Fill volume
 Last fill volume
 Dextrose (this step is skipped if LAST FILL
 VOLUME = 0). If using a last fill with a different
dextrose concentration or a different type
solution (eg. icodextrin) enter DIFFERENT
otherwise leave as SAME.
 Weight units (lbs or kgs)
 Patient weight (target weight)
7. Press STOP.
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Home Choice Pro will calculate and display the
number of cycles and dwell time.
8. Make Adjustments:
 Press down arrow until MAKE
ADJUSTMENTS is displayed on screen.
 Press ENTER.
 Scroll to INITIAL DRAIN ALARM. Ensure
that INITIAL DRAIN ALARM is set
appropriately.
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INITIAL DRAIN ALARM must never be set to
OFF to avoid increased intraperitoneal volume.
Last manual drain defaults to yes, but should
be set to no.
It is recommended that the INITIAL DRAIN ALARM
be set to 70% of the volume present in the
peritoneal cavity.
If the last fill amount is 500ml or less the INITIAL
DRAIN ALARM may be set to 0.
5. Turn machine ON.
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