Monitoring RM
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17.6 Understanding the Respiratory Loops
Select [Respiratory Loop] in the [RM Setup] menu. The following window will be
displayed.
In this window, you can:
îš„ Select [Save] to save the respiratory loops in the current respiratory cycle as the
reference loops. Up to 4 groups of respiratory loops can be saved, and the saving time is
displayed above the respiratory loops.
 Change the respiratory loops displayed on the screen: select [Setup >>]→[Display
Loop] and then toggle between [PV Loop] and [FV Loop].
 Recall a reference loop: select [Setup >>]→[Reference Loop]→[On] and then select a
saved reference loop.
 Change the size of the PV and FV loops: select [Setup >>]→[Scaling]→[Manual] and
then adjust the [Paw Scale], [Vol Scale] or [Flow Scale]. You can also set [Scaling] to
[Auto]. The scaling of the parameters is automatically adjusted to suit the patient’s
respiratory condition.
îš„ Print out all parameters for a reference loop by selecting your desired reference loop and
then selecting [Record].
Respiratory loop
Respiratory parameters
Select to recall a reference loop