20-6 DELTA/DELTA XL/KAPPA VF8
20 M
ICROSTREAM® ETCO2 MONITORING
etCO
2
Setup
Accessing Setup Menus
Click on the main screen etCO
2
parameter box to open the etCO
2
setup menu
or
1. Press the
Menu fixed key on the front of the monitor. The Main menu
appears.
2. Click on
Patient Setup. A list of available patient setup functions appears.
3. Click on
Parameters in the second column. A list of available parameters
appears.
4. Click on
etCO
2
. The etCO
2
setup menu appears.
Change in slope of
ascending limb. Possible
absence of an alveolar
plateau
Obstruction in apparatus
• Partial obstruction in expiratory limb of
breathing circuit
• Foreign body in upper airway
• Partially kinked or occluded artificial
airway
• Herniated endotracheal/tracheostomy
tube cuff
• Bronchospasm
Elevated baseline, with
pronounced slope on
descending limb
• Faulty ventilator circuit valve
• Rebreathing (see above)