5.2 Patient settings
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Press 'Patient settings' in standby, or press
the patient category symbol in the upper left
corner to open the patient settings menu.
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8
5
4
3
2
6
7
1. Category
2. Age
3. Weight
4. Height
5. Gender
6. Predicted body weight
7. Recommended values
8. Use recommended values
Press each data field and use the rotary knob
to set and confirm the patient data value.
The patient data (1-5) is used to determine
allowable ventilatory setting ranges, relative
MAC
age
and recommended ventilatory values.
To estimate PBW, all fields need to be filled
in. The PBW, together with the patient
category, is then used to define the
recommended values for ventilation (7)
displayed on the right.
The 'Use recommended values' touch pad (8)
may be used to apply these recommended
values.
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