Airway pressure screen – Fluke Biomedical VT Plus HF User Manual

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Operation

Pressure Screens

3

3-15

Airway Pressure Screen

The Airway Pressure screen displays the signal and statistics for whichever range is

currently selected in either the high- or low-flow ports of the Analyzer. This screen

measures the pressure in a ventilated test lung. The airway pressure displayed is that for

the selected high- or low-flow port.
Range Press

the

RANGE

soft key to change between low pressure, airway

pressure, and high-pressure screens.

Units Press

the

UNITS

soft key to change the units of measure for the airway-

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

Re-scale Press

the

RESCALE

soft key 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.

Clear Press

the

CLEAR

soft key to reset the statistics and re-start the plot.

The user can select the breath parameters displayed on this screen by following the

instructions under Selecting Breath Parameters.

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