Dräger Narkomed 2B - Working with Trace Data

Section 5 - Operation
Monitoring System
Working with
Trace Data
The NARKOMED monitors breathing pressure. You can display the
breathing pressure waveform, or trace, on the Trace and Trend display
area at the bottom of the left-hand screen.
Displaying the
Trace
TRACE
Following power-up, the breathing pressure waveform is displayed on
the left-hand screen.
If the breathing pressure waveform is not currently displayed, you can
display it by pressing the TRACE key.
Understanding
the Trace
Display
The breathing pressure waveform provides a visual assessment of lung
mechanics and ventilation. The waveform is displayed in one of two
scales, depending on the setting of the high pressure alarm limit. When
the broader scale is used, the threshold pressure alarm limit appears on
the display.
High Pressure
Alarm Limit
Scale Used
Threshold Pressure
Alarm Limit
≤60 cmH
2
O 0–40 cmH
2
O displayed as a
horizontal dotted line
>60 cmH
2
O 0–125 cmH
2
O not displayed
A sample trace display is shown in the following figure. For more
information about the trace display, see the “Breathing Pressure
Monitoring” section.
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