Fresenius Medical Care CRIT-LINE III User Manual page 43

To set the Hct Limit during a monitoring session, press the MENU key to return
back to the START-UP screen. The value can be entered as explained above, using
the arrow key(s).
In the BV profile mode, the Hct Limit is converted into %BV units and appears as
the "CRIT-LINE" shown above. This line will appear in both the BV and the Hct
profile screens. No Hct Limit information is displayed when viewing an oxygen
saturation profile screen.
When the patient's hematocrit rises to the level of the hematocrit limit, an audible
warning will sound and the red light located between the arrow keys will flash.
To silence the alarm, press any key.
Press the Up Arrow key or Down Arrow key to raise or lower the value of the
hematocrit limit as indicated after patient assessment.
Advanced Features
5-2
Each press of
will raise the Hct
limit one unit, and
each press
of will
lower the Hct limit
one unit.
Upon returning to the BV profile
monitoring screen, the Hct limit
will be converted to appropriate
units and displayed as a dashed,
horizontal line on the graph.