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Appendix B
To add a new concentrate that is not in the catalog
Touch the Add New button. If a dry concentrate is being used, set the Granuflo® option to
Yes and press CONFIRM. Modify all of the constituents to match the concentrate. Select
the Conc Name button and then input the desired alphanumeric name. Use the number keys
on the front panel for the numeric values and the letters on the screen for the alphabetic
values. Press CONFIRM to confirm your changes. After all of the constituents are correctly
entered and the name of the concentrate has been chosen, touch the Enter Conc screen
button to verify that the concentrate was entered into the list (see Figure 69 – Adding new
concentrates below).
Note: If the new concentrate is Acetate, determine the value for the Sodium (Na+),
Potassium, (K+), Calcium (Ca++), Magnesium (Mg++), Acetate, and Dextrose. The
calculated values are Chloride (Cl-) and Acetic Acid.
Note: When GranuFlo is selected, the acid concentrate's Acetate value of 8 mEq/l will be
displayed as 4 mEq/l each in the Acetic Acid and Na Acetate fields.
Touch the Conc
Name button
and enter the
desired name.
Modify all
constituents to
match the
concentrate label.
Figure 69 – Adding new concentrates
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