Cardinal Health Alaris 8000 Series, Directions For Use Manual

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General Information
5-17
Alaris
®
System Directions for Use
EtCO
2
Module Section
Features and Displays
Features and Definitions
Reference the PC Unit Section of this
DFU
for system features and definitions.
BPM Breaths per minute.
Capnography Waveform Real-time graphical display of
CO
2
concentration throughout
respiration.
Data Display Waveforms, trended data, and numerical values are displayed.
EtCO
2
CO
2
concentration in mmHg at end of exhalation.
FiCO
2
Fractional-inspired
CO
2
;
CO
2
concentration present during inhalation.
Limit Mode If operating outside of Guardrails
®
Data Set, limit mode can be
changed for adult or neonatal default configuration settings.
Microstream
®
Disposable Oridion’s line of Microstream
®
Disposables are available for neonatal,
pediatric and adult patients. Patients may be intubated or
nonintubated.
Programmable Alarm Limits Alarm limits for
E
t
CO
2
,
F
i
CO
2
, respiration rates and No Breath time
periods are programmable.
Respiratory Rate Patient’s respiratory rate in breaths per minute (breaths/minute).
Trend Data Tabular display of
E
t
CO
2
and respiratory rate. Display shows
average, high and low values and alarm conditions for time period
displayed. Up to
24
hours of data is stored.