Airway pressure screen – Fluke Biomedical VT Plus HF User Manual
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Operation
Pressure Screens
3
3-15
Airway Pressure Screen
The Airway Pressure screen displays the signal and statistics for whichever range is
currently selected in either the high- or low-flow ports of the Analyzer. This screen
measures the pressure in a ventilated test lung. The airway pressure displayed is that for
the selected high- or low-flow port.
Range Press
the
RANGE
soft key to change between low pressure, airway
pressure, and high-pressure screens.
Units Press
the
UNITS
soft key to change the units of measure for the airway-
pressure screen. Possible units of measure for this screen include:
mbar
millibar = .001 Bar
bar
14.7 PSIG (Barometric)
mmHg
millimeters of mercury
inHg
inches of mercury
cmH
2
O
centimeters of water
inH
2
O
inches of water
PSIG
pounds per square inch
atm
atmospheres
kPa
kilopascals
Re-scale Press
the
RESCALE
soft key to change the scale on the plot of data to a
more appropriate window of values.
Note
RESCALE
uses the current min/max values to
determine plot limits.
Clear Press
the
CLEAR
soft key to reset the statistics and re-start the plot.
The user can select the breath parameters displayed on this screen by following the
instructions under Selecting Breath Parameters.