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Figure 127: Adaptive Bi-Level Mode Parameters
The ranges for Adaptive Bi-Level parameters are as follows:
Table 8: Adaptive Bi-Level Parameters’ Range
Rate
1 to 80 bpm
FiO
2
21% to 100%
Rise Time
0.1 to 1.5 sec
Note: Rise time cannot exceed inspiration time.
IPAP
7 to 60 cmH
2
O; with CAUTION indication at 41
cmH
2
O
Note: IPAP cannot be set below P-Low +2.
EPAP
0 to IPAP minus 2 or Maximum 30 cmH
2
O
Esens
10% to 90%
I-Time 0.2 to 3 seconds; with CAUTION
indication at 2.0
seconds or when rate setting I:E ratio reaches 1:4
NOTE: If I-Time flashes, inspiration is terminated
when the set I-Time is reached. When breath
termination occurs due to decreased flow, the I-
Time display is steady.
NOTE Apnea Back Up ventilation operates in the same manner as in other
ventilation modes. See Appendix E for more details.
ADAPTIVE BI-LEVEL WINDOW
This is what the iVent
TM
201 Adaptive Bi-Level mode screen looks like (Figure 128):