Product Manual

CO2 waveform view
The CO2 capnogram waveform view displays the CO2 waveform, enabling you to
observe a patient's breathing patterns and to determine adequate, hyperventilation, or
hypoventilation conditions.
The size of the etCO2 frame and displayed measurements varies based on your
configuration.
Set up etCO2
Follow these steps to configure etCO2 parameter options.
1.
Touch the Settings tab.
2. Touch the Setup tab.
3. Touch the etCO2 vertical tab.
4. Adjust the following settings as desired:
• Sweep speed. Select the desired speed. You can set the default in Advanced
settings.
• Waveform scale. Select the scale using the toggle button. You can set the
default in Advanced settings.
• Pump standby time. Select the time using the toggle button.
5. Touch the Home tab.
The new settings take effect immediately.
Configure etCO2 and FiCO2 alarms
Follow these steps to set alarm limits for CO2 measurements.
Note FiCO2 appears only if selected in Advanced settings.
1. Verify that you are using the Continuous Monitoring profile.
2. Touch the Alarms tab.
3. Touch the etCO2 vertical tab.
4. Ensure that the etCO2 and FiCO2 alarm limit controls are set to ON.
Note If any parameter's alarm limit control is set to OFF, you
cannot adjust alarm limits on the Alarm tab, and no visual or
audio signals occur for that specific parameter.
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