GE CARESCAPE - Patient Spirometry points to note; Patient Spirometry measurement setup; Patient Spirometry equipment to patient connection; Patient Spirometry module keys

PatientSpirometry
PatientSpirometrypointstonote
●PlaceanHME/HMEF/lterbetweentheD-lite(+)/Pedi-lite(+)sensorandthepatient.
●DisconnecttheHME/HMEF/lterandD-lite(+)/Pedi-lite(+)duringnebulizationof
medications.
●Theowmeasurementshouldbecalibratedonceayearorwhenthereisa
permanentdifferencebetweeninspiratoryandexpiratoryvolume.Forfurther
information,seethetechnicalmanual.
●UsingacufessintubationtubemayaffectPatientSpirometryreadingsdueto
potentialleakagesaroundtheendotrachealtube.
●Whenanestheticagentsareused,useamodulewithanestheticagent
identicationoption:
ModuleUsewithmonitor:
E-sCAiOV
B850,B650,B450
E-CAiOV,E-CAiOVX
B850,B650
PatientSpirometrymeasurementsetup
PatientSpirometryequipmenttopatientconnection
1.E-sCOVorE-sCAiOVmodule.WithB850andB650youcanalsousethecompact
airwaymodulesE-COV,E-COVX,E-CAiOV,orE-CAiOVX
2.Gassample,gassamplinglineconnectoronthewatertrap
3.Gassamplingandspirometrytubes
4.D-lite/Pedi-litesensor,orD-lite+/Pedi-lite+sensorforhumidconditions
5.Gassamplingline
6.Heatandmoistureexchangerwithlter(HMEF)(optional)
PatientSpirometrymodulekeys
TherearetwokeysontheCARESCAPErespiratorymodulesE-sCAiOVandE-sCOV:
SaveLoop
Savesthecurrentlyactiveloopwithcorrespondingnumeric
data.
ChangeLoopTogglesbetweenaPaw-VolandaFlow-Volloop.
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