Medtronic REVEAL LINQ Manual Del Paciente página 22

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Some medical procedures may require precautionary measures to prevent or minimize data
interference.
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Some medical procedures may reduce the accuracy and completeness of the data stored in the
cardiac monitor, which your doctor uses to monitor and diagnose your condition.
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Some medical procedures may cause electrical reset or even damage your cardiac monitor.
If you are scheduled to have a medical procedure, your heart doctor may retrieve collected data
before the medical procedure and clear any recorded data after the medical procedure.
Your doctor or technician may need to speak with your heart doctor before performing the
procedure. Your doctor may decide to contact Medtronic technical services for more information.
Warning: Diathermy treatments should not be used on Reveal LINQ cardiac monitor patients.
Diathermy treatments may result in serious injury or damage to a Reveal LINQ cardiac monitor.
Diathermy is a treatment that involves the therapeutic heating of body tissues. Diathermy
treatments include high frequency, short wave, microwave, and therapeutic ultrasound. Doctors
who have specific concerns about particular patient conditions and the use of diathermy can contact
Medtronic for more information.
Medical procedures that may require your doctors to take some precautions include the following:
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Mammograms, CT scans, and high-intensity fluoroscopy
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Electrosurgery and RF or microwave ablation
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External defibrillation and cardioversion
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Hyperbaric therapy (including hyperbaric oxygen therapy, or HBOT)
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Lithotripsy
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Radiation therapy and radiotherapy
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Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulators (TENS), including neuromuscular electrical
stimulation.
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