Philips BiPAP A40 - Page 55

BiPAP A40 user manual
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EPAP Min Pressure
This setting displays in AVAPS-AE mode. Increase or decrease the setting from 4 to 25 cmH
2
O in
increments of 0.5 cmH
2
O. The EPAP Min Pressure must less than or equal to the EPAP Max value.
Rise Time Lock
Select O to allow users to adjust their Rise Time setting or On to prevent users from adjusting
the setting.
Rise Time
Adjust the rise time from 1 to 6 to nd the most comfortable setting for the patient. Rise time is
the time it takes for the device to change from EPAP to IPAP. A lower setting indicates a slower
rise time while a higher setting means a faster rise time. The patient also has access to this
setting if Rise Time Lock is o.
Ramp Length
Disable Ramp by selecting O, or increase or decrease the Ramp Length setting from 5 to
45 minutes in 5-minute increments. When you set the ramp length, the device increases the
pressure from the value set on the Ramp Start Pressure screen to the pressure setting over the
length of time specied here.
Ramp Start Pressure
This setting displays in CPAP, S, T, or PC modes. Increase or decrease the ramp start pressure
in increments of 0.5 from 4 cm H
2
O to the pressure setting. The patient also has access to this
setting, unless the ramp length is set to O.
Heated Tube Humidication
This setting will only display if you are using the heated tube. You can enable (On) or disable
(O) this feature.
Humidity Level
This setting will only display if you are using the heated tube. This setting allows you to choose
the desired humidity setting for the humidier: 1, 2 or 3.