ZOLL Propaq MD Rev A - Manual (Page 57)

Monitoring Display Options
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Capnography (CO
2
)
CO
2
monitoring measures the CO
2
concentration in a patient’s exhaled breath (End Tidal
Carbon Dioxide --EtCO
2
). CO
2
monitoring can also measure a patient’s breath rate and the
CO
2
concentration in the gasses supplied to intubated patients (Fractional Inspired Carbon
Dioxide -- FiCO
2
). Since FiCO
2
represents the amount of CO
2
present during inhalation, it also
serves as an indicator for rebreathing in non-intubated patients. CO
2
monitoring can be used for
both intubated and non-intubated patients.
The EtCO
2
, breath rate, and FiCO
2
measurements appear in a labeled ( EtCO
2
) numeric display.
The EtCO
2
and FiCO
2
measurements can appear as values given in millimeters of mercury
(mmHg). You can also specify that the Propaq MD unit display a CO
2
capnogram in the
waveform trace display area.
Pulse Oximetry (SpO
2
)
Pulse Oximetry monitoring measures the oxygen saturation (SpO
2
) of arterial blood at a
peripheral site such as a finger or toe. SpO
2
monitoring determines the ratio of oxygenated
hemoglobin to total hemoglobin in arterial blood and displays this ratio as percent SpO
2
in a
labeled ( SpO
2
) numeric display. You can also specify that the Propaq MD unit display an SpO
2
plethysmograph in the waveform trace display area.
Monitoring Display Options
The Propaq MD unit gives you great flexibility in how you display a patient’s vital signs
information. By pressing the Display/Home button ( ) on the front panel, you can
successively display the patient’s vital signs information in these three windows:
• Waveform Display window, which initially displays an ECG waveform trace and numeric
displays for each monitoring function.
• Trends Status window, which displays a report listing vital signs measurements that the
Propaq MD unit logs automatically, and the primary ECG waveform trace.
• Large Numerics Display window, on which large numeric displays of all vital signs
measurements appear.
The Waveform Display window appears when you power on the Propaq MD unit. Initially, the
Waveform Display window displays a single ECG waveform trace. All other monitored values
appear in numeric display areas at the bottom of the screen: