GE CARESCAPE - Selecting the Patient Spirometry scaling type; Selecting the Patient Spirometry scaling speed; Selecting the Patient Spirometry scales; Selecting the Patient Spirometry sweep speeds

PatientSpirometry
SelectingthePatientSpirometryscalingtype
Thissettingaffectspressure(Paw)andowwaveformscales,andpressure-volume
(Paw-Vol)andow-volume(Flow-Vol)loopscales.
NotethattheFlowwaveformcanalsobedrawnasamirrorimageaccordingtowhat
hasbeenselectedintheCareUnitSettings>Parameters>InspiratoryFlow.This
selectionispasswordprotected.
Autoscalingadjuststhescalesautomatically.WithVolscalingtypeallscaleswill
changewhenyouchangeone.WithIndependent,youcanchangeeachscale
separately.
1.SelectthePatientSpirometryparameterwindow.
2.SelectSetup.
3.SelectanoptionfromtheScalinglist.
SelectingthePatientSpirometryscalingspeed
Thisoptionisavailablewithautomaticscalingonly.Itdetermineshowfrequentlythe
scalesarechanged.Fastreactsquicklyifcurrentscalesarenotoptimal.Theminimum
timebetweenscalechangesis2secondswithFastand20secondswithSlow.
1.SelectthePatientSpirometryparameterwindow.
2.SelectSetup.
3.SelectanoptionfromtheScalingSpeedlist.
SelectingthePatientSpirometryscales
YoucanchangetheVolScaleml,PawScale,andFlowScalel/minunlessthe
automaticscalingisinuse.ChangingSpirometryscalesaffectsPawandFlow
waveformscales,andPaw-VolandFlow-Volloopscales.WithVolscalingtypeinuse
allscaleswillchangewhenyouchangeone.WithIndependentscalingtypeyoucan
changeeachscaleseparately.
1.SelectthePatientSpirometryparameterwindow.
2.SelectSetup.
3.SelectsuitableoptionsfromthelistsVolScaleml,PawScale,orFlowScalel/min.
SelectingthePatientSpirometrysweepspeeds
ThissettingaffectsthesweepspeedofFlowandPawwaveforms.Itdoesnotaffect
theloops.
1.SelectthePatientSpirometryparameterwindow.
2.SelectSetup.
3.SelectsuitableoptionsfromthePawSweepSpeedorFlowSweepSpeedlist.
Thesmallerthevalue,theslowerthesweepspeed.
SelectingthedisplayedPatientSpirometryvolumetype
Thissettingdetermineswhichnumericdata(tidalvolumesTVinspandTVexp,or
minutevolumesMVinspandMVexp)willappearintheFlowparameterwindow.
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