Questions and Answers
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Question:
How do I select high flow or low flow measurements on the VT305?
Answer:
The VT305 uses a single measurement channel for all gas flow assessments.
The display’s (numeric and waveform screens) are auto-scaling and auto-
ranging for simple connection and use.
Question:
What is the difference between the Compliance parameter I am used to seeing on
the VT PLUS and the Cstat parameter shown on the VT305 display?
Answer:
The Compliance parameter shown on the FULL (full test) numeric display of
the VT PLUS is a dynamic value calculated from tidal volume and pressure
values breath-by-breath. The Cstat parameter shown on the VT305 is a static
compliance parameter calculated using the formula Cstat = V
T
/ (P
plateau
–
PEEP) where P
plateau
is the Inspiratory Pause Pressure. Not all ventilators
provide an inspiratory pause/hold function. If there is no plateau pressure,
the VT305 Cstat displays
“---“ since a division by zero would result.
Question:
How do I save measurements?
Answer:
To save measurements press and hold the “O” button at the upper right
corner of the VT305 display until the “Data saved to
DATAxx.CSV” message is displayed on screen. This means
that the measurement values have been saved to the micro
SD card in the VT305.
Question:
How do I retrieve measurements?
Answer:
To retrieve measurements from the VT305 micro SD card
:
1. Remove the micro SD card from VT305 and
insert it into the appropriate SD card adapter
(provided as a standard accessory with the
VT305).
2. Insert the micro SD card and SD card adapter
into the SD card reader, or insert the micro SD
card into the USB SD card adapter (provided
as a standard accessory with the VT305).
3. Connect the SD card to a computer.
