GE CARESCAPE - Using the CO₂ measurement; Available menu selections; Selecting the CO2 scale; Selecting the CO2 sweep speed

CO2withCAPNOSTATMainstream,CapnoFlexLF,andDualCO2modules
UsingtheCO₂measurement
Availablemenuselections
NOTE
Availablemenuselectionsmaydifferaccordingtothe
modulesand/orsoftwarepackages.Pleasereadthefollowing
instructionscarefully.Ifnothingismentionedaboutthe
availabilityoftheselection,itisthesameforallmodules
and/orsoftwarepackages.
SelectingtheCO
2
scale
IfEtCO
2
isabove6%(45mmHg),changethescaleforcapnogram.
1.Selectagasrelatedparameterwindow.
2.SelecttheCO2tab>Setup.
3.SelectanoptionfromtheScalelist.
SelectingtheCO
2
sweepspeed
Thisselectionaffectsthewaveform.
1.Selectagasrelatedparameterwindow.
2.SelecttheCO2tab>Setup.
3.SelectanoptionfromtheCO2SweepSpeedlist.Theoptionsare0.625mm/s,50
mm/s,12.5mm/s,25mm/s,and50mm/s.
Thesmallerthevalue,theslowerthesweepspeed.
SettingCO
2
limitalarms
1.Selectagasrelatedparameterwindow.
2.SelecttheCO2tab>Alarms.
3.Sethighand/orlowlimitvaluesforEtCO2,FiCO2andRespirationRate:select
theparameterandthensetthelimits.
Deactivatingtheapneaalarm
NOTE
ThisfeatureismeanttobeusedwhenendingCO
2
monitoring.
ItshouldnotbeusedduringactiveCO
2
monitoring.
Thissettingcanbeenabledduringconguration.Ifithasbeenenabled,therewillbea
selectionintheCO2Setupmenuthatallowsyoutodeactivatethealarm:
1.Selectagasrelatedparameterwindow.
2.SelecttheCO2tab>Setup.
3.SelectDeactivateApneaAlarm.
NOTE
Whenthealarmisdeactivated,therewillbenoaudibleor
visualApneaalarmindications.Thealarmisautomatically
reactivatedifCO
2
vitalssignsaredetectedandalarm
conditionismetagain.
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