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Documenting C.O. Measurements 169
C.O. Injectate Guidelines 170
Guidelines for Right Heart Thermodilution C.O. Injectate 170
Guidelines for PiCCO C.O. Injectate 170
Injectate Volume, Patient Weight and ETVI Values (PiCCO Only) 170
C.O./CCO Curve Alert Messages 171
C.O./CCO Prompt Messages 172
C.O./CCO Warning Messages 173
C.O./CCO Safety Information 173
14 Monitoring Carbon Dioxide 175
Using the Capnography Extension (M3014A) 176
Preparing to Measure Mainstream CO
2
176
Preparing to Measure Sidestream CO
2
177
Using the Sidestream Sensor Holder 178
Removing Exhaust Gases from the System 179
Using the Mainstream CO
2
Extension (M3016A) 179
Preparing to Measure Mainstream CO
2
179
Checking Transducer Accuracy 179
Calibrating the Transducer 180
Attaching and Removing the CO
2
Transducer 180
Using the Microstream CO
2
Extension (M3015A) 181
Preparing to Measure Microstream CO
2
181
Using Microstream Accessories 181
Using the FilterLine and Airway Adapter 182
Removing Exhaust Gases from the System 182
Suppressing Zero Calibration 183
Setting up Mainstream and Sidestream CO
2
183
Adjusting the CO
2
Wave Scale 183
Setting up CO
2
Corrections 183
Suppressing Sampling (not Mainstream CO
2
) 184
Changing CO
2
Alarms 184
Changing the Apnea Alarm Delay 184
Deriving Alarms From awRR 184
Changing awRR Alarm Limits 184
15 Monitoring Airway Flow, Volume and Pressure 187
Attaching the Flow Sensor 188
Zero Calibration 190
Automatic Purging 190
Adult Mode 191
Neonatal and Pediatric Modes 191
Manual Purging 191
Gas Compensation 191
Setting up Spirometry 192
Optimizing Scale Settings 192