Biolight Meditech P1 - Ventilation Calculations

P1 Patient Monitor User’s Manual
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Output
Parameters
Unit Full Name Formula
AaDO
2
mmHg,
kPa
alveolar-arterial
oxygen difference
AaDO
2
=PAO
2
－PaO
2
CcO
2
mL/L,
mL/dL
capillary oxygen
content
CcO
2
= Hb ×1.34＋0.031×PAO
2
Qs/Qt % venousad mixture
Qs/Qt= (CcO
2
－CaOV)/( CcO
2
－
CvO
2
)
16.6. Ventilation Calculations
The monitor provides the ventilation calculation function. The monitor can save the
results of up to 20 calculations, which are displayed in groups.
16.6.1. Calculation Step
The ventilation calculation steps are as follows:
1. Access ventilation calculation page by either of the following ways:
 Select【Calculations】quick key【Ventilation】submenu .
 Select【Main Menu】quick keyfrom 【Calculations】 column to
select 【Ventilation】.
2. Enter the correct value for each parameter. For a patient who is being
monitored, the monitor takes the current measurements as input values for
some parameters.
3. Select 【Calculate】 to calculate the value of each output parameter. The
calculated value is greater than the normal upper limit is indicated by an up
arrow “”; the calculated value is lower than the normal lower limit is
indicated by a down arrow “”.
On the ventilation page, you can also perform the following operations:
 Select 【Pressure Unit】, then corresponding parameter values will be
automatically converted and updated accordingly.
 Select 【Range】 to show the normal range of each parameter.
 Select 【Unit】 to show the unit of each parameter.