10 Monitoring SpO2
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Setting the Measurement Mode
When a telemetry device supplies SpO
2
T to the monitor via short range radio transmission, the
monitor will have a manual measurement mode available. This allows SpO
2
measurements to be
made on request and not continuously, helping to save the telemetry device’s battery power.
When an IntelliVue CL SpO
2
Pod is providing SpO
2
measurement data to the monitor via short range
radio, the monitor will have manual and automatic measurement modes available.
To set the measurement mode,
1 In the Setup SpO₂ menu, select Mode.
2 Select Continuous, Manual or Auto mode (if available).
NOTE
To ensure there is no gap in SpO
2
measurements when moving from standard telemetry transmission
to short range radio transmission, the measurement mode will always be set to continuous in this
situation unless manual mode is set in both the telemetry device and the monitor.
Making a Manual Measurement
When the measurement mode is set to manual,
•In the
Setup SpO₂ menu, select Start SpO₂, or use the Start SpO₂ SmartKey.
When manual measurements are made, there will be no continuous SpO
2
monitoring or alarming. The
manual measurement value reflects a momentary status. The numerics from SpO
2
T measurements
made in manual mode, for example SpO
2
T, PerfT, PulseT, will remain for a time on the main screen.
They are annotated with the time that the measurement was made to distinguish them from
continuously measured values.
Making an Automatic Measurement
When automatic mode is selected, to make a measurement:
1 Select Repeat or Repeat Time and select the required interval between measurements.
2 In the Setup SpO₂ menu, select Start SpO₂, or use the Start SpO₂ SmartKey.
You can start a manual measurement between automatic measurements, if required, by selecting
Start
SpO₂
again as described above.
To end an automatic series of measurements, change the measurement mode to
Manual or Continuous.
Understanding SpO2 Alarms
This refers to SpO
2
specific alarms. See the “Alarms” chapter for general alarm information. SpO
2
offers high and low limit alarms, and a high priority desat alarm. You cannot set the low alarm limit
below the desat alarm limit.
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