Exergen DT 1001-LT User Manuals

Table of Contents

• I. The Instruments

  1
• The Instruments’ Features

  2
• Optional Disposable Covers

  2
• Instructions for Applying Disposable Covers

  3
• Contact vs. Non-Contact Measurements

  3
• Operation and Controls

  4
• ON/OFF

  4
• To Lock Reading

  4
• To Restart

  4
• Operating Modes

  5
• Non-Contact Scanning

  5
• Changing the Battery

  6
• Fahrenheit or Celsius Conversion

  6
• Care and Maintenance

  7
• Self Diagnostics

  7
• Customer Service

  8
• II. Body Surface Temperature

  9
• History and Introduction

  9
• Body Surface Temperature

  10
• Infrared Thermometry

  11
• The DermaTemp Infrared Thermographic Scanner

  13
• Method Impedimenta

  13
• Ambient Effect on Body Surface Temperature

  14
• Solving the Problems

  14
• Emissivity

  15
• Alice’s Quest for Emissivity

  17
• Correcting for Emissivity Automatically

  18
• Detection by Exception

  18
• III. Clinical Applications

  20
• Regional Blocks

  20
• Epidural Catheter Positioning

  21
• Joint Inflammation

  21
• Digital Perfusion Assessment

  22
• Reconstructive Surgery

  22
• Lower Back Pain

  23
• Diabetic Foot Screening

  23
• Peripheral Nerve Injury

  24
• Cerebrovascular Disorders

  24
• Neonatal Skin Temperature

  25
• Wound Management

  25
• Thermal Assessment of Skin Diseases and Allergy

  26
• Skin Temperature in Prognosis of the Critically Ill

  26
• Temperature Gradients in Detection of Shock

  27
• Raynaud’s Syndrome

  27
• Other Areas or Applications of Interest

  28
• IV. References

  29
• V. Product Specifications

  31