Overview - ZOLL Propaq M Operator's Manual

This chapter describes how to use the Propaq M unit to monitor End Tidal Carbon Dioxide
(EtCO ), breath rate, and Fractional Inspired Carbon Dioxide (FiCO
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same connector on the Propaq M unit and may be used interchangeably.

Overview

The Propaq M unit uses the Oridion Microstream FilterLine
sidestream systems to monitor CO
The FilterLine and Smart CapnoLine sidestream systems draw small samples of gas from the
patient's airway via a nasal/oral cannula or airway adapter, and pass these gases through a solid
state infrared sensor (located away from the patient's airway) that measures CO
Microstream system can be used for CO
pediatric, and adult patients.
The Microstream CO
breathing gases and determines CO
by gases.
The Propaq M unit displays EtCO
each exhalation) and FiCO as a numerical value in millimeters of mercury (mmHg). In
addition, the unit can display a capnogram. The capnogram is a valuable clinical tool that can
be used to assess patient airway integrity and proper endotracheal (ET) tube placement. The
unit calculates respiration rate by measuring the time interval between detected peaks of the
CO waveform. The technology differentiates between waveforms caused by breathing and
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those caused by cardiogenic oscillations and artifact.
The Propaq M is equipped with automatic barometric pressure compensation.
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Monitoring CO
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measurements on intubated and non-intubated infant,
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sensor generates infrared light, and beams it through the sampled
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concentration by measuring the amount of light absorbed
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(the concentration of carbon dioxide detected at the end of
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