GE CARESCAPE - Patient Spirometry troubleshooting

PatientSpirometry
PatientSpirometrytroubleshooting
ProblemSolution
Valuesseemerroneous●Checkthepatientstatus.
●Checkthatyouareusingthecorrectsensortype:
D-lite(+)foradultpatients,Pedi-lite(+)forpediatric
patients.
●Checkthesensortypeselection.
●CheckthatthePatientSpirometrytubeconnectors
andtheirconnectionsaretightandnotleaking.
●Checkthearterialbloodgasvalues.
●Checkthatthesamplinglineisnotkinked.
Valuesseemunstable
●RemovetheD-lite(+)/Pedi-lite(+)andshakedrops
away.
●Checkthattheconnectorsonthe
D-lite(+)/Pedi-lite(+)areintactandthat
connectionsaretight.
Strongvibrationsintheloop●Checkthepatientstatus.
●Checkthepatientandsystemforwateror
secretions.
Whydothemonitorandtheventilatorshowa
differentcompliancevalue?
Themonitormeasuresdirectlyattheendotracheal
tubeandreectsmoreaccuratecomplianceof
thelung.Hosesandotherequipmentbetween
thepatientandtheventilatorinuencethevalues
measuredintheventilator.
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