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Procedure
Step 1 Note the set PIP and PEEP.
Step 2 Disconnect the flow sensor cable from the ventilator and press the
“Continue with out flow sensor” button.
Step 3 Remove the flow sensor from the ET manifold.
Step 4 Insert the nebulizer kit into the patient circuit.
Step 5 Connect the nebulizer to a flow meter.
Step 6 Fill the nebulizer with the fluid to be nebulized.
Step 7 Increase the high alarm threshold in the pressure waveform window.
Step 8 Set a flow of gas through the nebulizer via the flow meter to 6-8 lpm.
Step 9 Adjust the PIP and PEEP to compensate for the increased flow of gas
through the ET manifold.
Step 10 After nebulization close the flow meter.
Step 11 Connect the flow sensor and recalibrate.
Step 12 Remove the nebulizer kit and reconnect the inspiratory tube to the ET
manifold.
Step 13 Re-fit the flow sensor between the ET manifold and the ET tube.
Step 14 Adjust the PIP and PEEP to compensate for the decreased flow of gas
through the ET.
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