ZOLL Propaq M Rev B - Manual (Page 43)

Monitoring Display Options
9650-0803-01 Rev. B Propaq M Operator’s Guide 3-3
Capnography (CO
2
)
CO
2
monitoring measures the CO
2
concentration in a patient’s exhaled breath (End Tidal
Carbon Dioxide --EtCO
2
). CO
2
monitoring can also measure a patient’s breath rate and the
CO
2
concentration in the gasses supplied to intubated patients (Fractional Inspired Carbon
Dioxide -- FiCO
2
). Since FiCO
2
represents the amount of CO
2
present during inhalation, it also
serves as an indicator for rebreathing in non-intubated patients. CO
2
monitoring can be used for
both intubated and non-intubated patients.
The EtCO
2
, breath rate, and FiCO
2
measurements appear in a labeled ( EtCO
2
) numeric display.
The EtCO
2
and FiCO
2
measurements can appear as values given in millimeters of mercury
(mmHg). You can also specify that the Propaq M unit display a CO
2
capnogram in the
waveform trace display area.
Pulse Oximetry (SpO
2
)
Pulse Oximetry monitoring measures the oxygen saturation (SpO
2
) of arterial blood at a
peripheral site such as a finger or toe. SpO
2
monitoring determines the ratio of oxygenated
hemoglobin to total hemoglobin in arterial blood and displays this ratio as percent SpO
2
in a
labeled ( SpO
2
) numeric display. You can also specify that the Propaq M unit display an SpO
2
plethysmograph in the waveform trace display area.
Monitoring Display Options
The Propaq M unit gives you great flexibility in how you display a patient’s vital signs
information. By pressing the Display/Home button ( ),on the front panel, you can
successively display the patient’s vital signs information in these three windows:
• Waveform Display window, which initially displays an ECG waveform trace and numeric
displays for each monitoring function.
• Trends Status window, which displays a report listing vital signs measurements that the
Propaq M unit logs automatically, and the primary ECG waveform trace.
• Large Numerics Display window, on which large numeric displays of all vital signs
measurements appear.
The Waveform Display window appears when you power on the Propaq M unit. Initially, the
Waveform Display window displays a single ECG waveform trace. All other monitored values
appear in numeric display areas at the bottom of the screen: