Airway pressure screen, Volume screen – Fluke Biomedical VT Mobile User Manual

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VT MOBILE

Operators Manual

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Press G to change the units of measure for the pressure screen. Possible units of

measure for this screen include:

mbar:

millibar = .001 Bar

bar:

14.7

PSIG

(Barometric)

mmHg:

millimeters of mercury

inHg:

inches of mercury

cmH

2

O:

centimeters of water

inH

2

O:

inches of water

PSIG:

pounds per square inch

atm: atmospheres

kPa: kilopascals


Press F (Rescale) to change the scale on the plot of data to a more appropriate

window of values.

Note

Rescale uses the current Min/Max values to determine plot limits.

Airway Pressure Screen

Press L as required to access the Airway Pressure Screen (Paw), which displays the

reading and waveform measured in the high- or low-flow port with the Analyzer

connected between a ventilator and a test lung. The following is a sample Airway

Pressure Screen:

ede35s.bmp

Volume Screen

Press O to access the Volume Screen. The volume screen displays the reading and

waveform for the volume signal. The volume signal is the integral of the flow signal. A

sample volume screen appears below:

ede36s.bmp


Press G (Units) to change the units of measure for the volume screen. Possible units

of measure for this screen include:

Liters Liters

mL

Milliliters

CF

Cubic Feet

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