Respironics SmartMonitor2 - Page 27

Setting Alarm and Recording Limits
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Menu Option LCD Display Description of Option or Instructions Menu Path
STD Alarm
Parameters
Are Selected
Or
Are Not
Selected
 Press Enter to activate.
 Press t or u to change the selection.
 When you have your selection displayed
press Enter.
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Alarm Menu
STD Record
Parameters
Are Selected
Or
Are Not
Selected
 Press Enter to activate.
 Press t or u to change the selection.
 When you have your selection displayed
press Enter.
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Record Menu
STD System
Parameters
Are Selected
Or
Are Not
Selected
 Press Enter to activate.
 Press t or u to change the selection.
 When you have your selection displayed
press Enter.
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System Menu
Apnea Alarm APNEA ALARM
in seconds
Establishes the amount of time of no respiration
detection prior to activation of the apnea alarm.
Values:
10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40 seconds
Standard value: 20 seconds
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Alarm Menu
Low Breath
Rate Alarm
LOW BREATH
ALARM BrPM
Establishes the alarm set point based on
frequency of detected respiratory effort.
Values:
OFF, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 25,
30 breaths per minute
Standard value: OFF
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Alarm Menu
Bradycardia
Alarm
BRADYCARDIA
ALARM BPM
Establishes the LOW heart rate alarm set point
based on the average detected ECG signal.
Values:
40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100 beats per minute
Standard value: 80 bpm
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Alarm Menu
Bradycardia
Alarm Delay
BRADY ALARM
DELAY in
seconds
Enables a delay to the audible alarm
Values:
0 or 5 seconds
Standard value: 0 seconds
If this parameter is set to 5 seconds, the
audible alarm will not activate unless the alarm
set point is violated for 5 seconds or more.
This is a physician decision and is based on such
factors as the known condition of the patient,
number of short Bradycardia alarms documented
by the SmartMonitor 2, the current Bradycardia
alarm set point, and the patient's average resting
heart rate.
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Alarm Menu
Tachycardia
Alarm
TACHYCARDIA
ALARM BPM
Establishes the HIGH heart rate alarm set point
based on the average ECG signal.
Values:
OFF, 90, 100, 110, 130, 150, 170, 190, 200, 210,
220, 230, 240, 250, 270 beats per minute
Standard value: 230 bpm
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Alarm Menu