Mindray ePM 10M, Operator'S Manual

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For example, the Des concentration at 1 MAC of a 60-year old patient is
.
The AG module measures 4% of Des, 0.5% of Hal and 50% of N
2
O in the patient’s end-tidal gas:
NOTE
•
The formula above is only suitable for patients who are older than one year. If the patient is less than
one year, the system uses one year old to do age correction.
19.9 Changing AG Settings
19.9.1 Changing AG Alarm Settings
To change the AG alarm settings, follow this procedure:
1. Select the AG numeric area or waveform area to enter the
Gas
menu.
2. Select the desired gas tab.
3. Select the
Alarm
tab.
4. Enter the password if required.
5. Set the alarm properties of the desired gas.
19.9.2 Setting the O
2
Compensation
If the AG module does not incorporate the O
2
module, you need to set the amount of O
2
in the ventilation gas
mixture. To set the O
2
compensation, follow this procedure:
1. Select the AG numeric area or waveform area to enter the
Gas
menu.
2. Select the
Setup
tab.
3. Set
O2 Compensation
:
◆
Select
Off
when the amount of O
2
is less than 30%.
◆
Select the other options in accordance with the O
2
concentration in the gas mixture.
The
O2 Compensation
setting is available only when the AG module does not incorporate the O
2
module. If the
AG module incorporates the O
2
module, the system directly uses the O
2
concentration detected by the O
2
module to make compensation.
19.9.3 Entering the Standby Mode
You can set the AG module to one of the following modes according to the module status:
■ Select
Measure
mode when you use the AG module for monitoring.
■
Select
Standby
mode when you are not using the AG module.
The default operating mode is
Measure
. If you are not using the AG module, follow this procedure to enter the
Standby mode:
1. Select the AG numeric area or waveform area to enter the
Gas
menu.
2. Select the desired gas tab.
3. Select the
Setup
tab.
4. Set
Operating Mode
to
Standby
.
MAC
age
MAC
40
10
0.00269 age 40 –
( ) ×
–
( )
×
=
6% 10
0.00269 60 40 –
( ) ×
–
( )
×
6% 0.88
×
=
MAC
4.0%
6% 0.88
×
------------------------
0.5%
0.77% 0.88
×
---------------------------------
50%
105% 0.88
×
------------------------------ + + 2.04 = =