FLUID MANAGEMENT TOOL (FMT)For Patient Analysis & Management
It allows long-term monitoring of the fluid status and body composition.
View your patients’ progress at one glance!
System requirements of Version 3.1. |
The FMT software
Data transfer is facilitated via a PatientCard and card reader. All hard- and software components necessary are included in the BCM – Body Composition Monitor package (see ordering information). |
Fluid Management Tool – Illustration of results |
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Body Composition Plot
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The Body Composition Plot displays the development of the three compartments adipose tissue mass (ATM), lean tissue mass (LTM) and overhydration (OH) over time. In addition, the systolic blood pressure (BP sys) can be displayed, which allows the influence of overhydration on blood pressure to be identified. It is also easy to observe changes in LTM, ATM and the subsequent influence on overhydration. For a more detailled analysis of overhydration, please refer to the Overhydration Plot. The body composition can be viewed in more detail in the LTI FTI Plot. |
Overhydration Plot
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The patient´s fluid status can be examined in more detail using the Overhydration Plot. The plot also provides post treatment overhydration which can be used to monitor changes in weight gain. Data can be easily compared against the green region representing the reference range of a healthy population. |
Hydration Reference Plot
Wabel, P. et al., NDT Advance Access published on May 5, 2008. |
It is well known that overhydration can lead to hypertension. However, underlying comorbidities can radically influence this relationship in individual patients. The Hydration Reference Plot combines overhydration and systolic blood pressure in one graph. It helps to assign patients to different regions regarding blood pressure and overhydration, which partly require different therapy approaches.
The areas are differentiated as follows: N: Normal area (green) of reference population with healthy kidneys. Dx: Reference area (blue) of a typical dialysis patient before treatment I: Hypertension may relate to overhydration II: Hypertension independent of overhydration III: Hypovolemia (dehydrated) and low blood pressure IV: Overhydrated, but normo-/hypotension
The purple arrow in the diagram indicates a trend showing changes over a longer period of time. |
