Patient Monitor User Manual Monitoring CO
2
(Optional)
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For the Respironics CO
2
modules, there are BARO PRESS, O
2
COMPENS, ANE AGENT, and
BALAN GAS in CO
2
SETUP > OTHER SETUP menu. The concentration of compensated gas
(including O
2
and AG) should be set based on the current gas concentration which is supplied for
patient. The selection of balance gas depends on actual situation. For instance, N
2
O should be
selected as balance gas if the real balance gas is N
2
O.
NOTE:
Make sure compensation value is correctly set, otherwise the measurement accuracy
may be affected.