15 Monitoring Airway Flow, Volume and Pressure Setting up Spirometry
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Table 2 Incorrect Agent Percentage Setting
Setting up Spirometry
The following settings can be accessed through the Setup Spirometry menu.

Optimizing Scale Settings

In the Setup Spirometry menu, select Optimi ze Scales.The scale settings for all three
spirometry waves (AWF, AWP, AWV) will be optimized.

Spirometry Values Window

You can view all spirometry measurement data in the spirometry data window. In the Setup
Spirometry menu, select Show All Values.
Figure 1 Example for Spirometry Values Window

Alarms and Alarm Limits

Alarms can be derived from PEEP, PIP, MV and RRspir. In the Setup Sp ir om et ry menu you
can set the alarm limits. Please refer to the Alarms chapter of this manual for details on alarm settings.

Changing the Apnea Alarm Delay

This determines the time limit after which the monitor alarms if the patient stops breathing.
1In the Setu p Spirometry menu, select RRspir.
2In Setup RRspir menu, select Apnea Time.
3Choose the apnea alarm delay time.
N2O2N2OAgent Difference between measured
and actual values
Actual Gas Composition 55 40 5
Gas Compensation Setting 60 40 015%
Spirometry
Adult/Pedi Flow Sensor
RRspir 10 rpm MVexp 7.2 l/min PIP 31 cmH2O
I:E 1: 1.9 MVin 7.3 l/min PEEP 4 cmH2O
COMP 24 ml/cmH2O TVexp 720 ml MnAwP 17 cmH2O
Raw 4 cmH2O/l/s TVin 720 ml Pplat 30 cmH2O
PEF 8 l/min NgInsP -5 cmH2O
PIF 12 l/min