Understanding Spo2 Numerics And Symbols - Philips IntelliVue CL SpO2 Instructions For Use Manual

• Manual mode - a single SpO
SpO₂
made.
• Automatic mode - a series of measurements is made with an interval between them. The interval
is selected using the
automatically when automatic mode is selected.
The values measured in manual mode or automatic mode will be displayed for one hour. After that the
values are regarded as invalid and are no longer displayed. Battery power usage will be appreciably
higher when measuring in continuous mode, in comparison to manual or automatic mode, resulting in
a reduced battery runtime.

Understanding SpO2 Numerics and Symbols

Note: The Alarms Off symbols indicate that no physiological alarms are available from the
Cableless Measurement Devices when not assigned to a host.
SpO2 Signal Quality Indicator
The SpO
2
is available) which gives an indication of the reliability of the displayed values.
The level to which the triangle is filled shows the quality of the signal; the indicator below shows a
medium signal quality, the signal quality is at a maximum when the triangle is completely filled.
measurement is made when the
2
menu item is selected. One set of values is then displayed with the time the measurement was
Repeat Time
numeric is displayed together with a signal quality indicator (if configured and enough space
Repeat
SmartKey or the
SpO numeric
1
2
Pulse rate numeric
2
3 Symbol indicating pulse rate
4 Measurement mode - indicates here that
mode is active and shows the time to the next
measurement.
Alarms Off symbol for Pulse
5
Timestamp
6
Alarms Off symbol for SpO
7
SpO Quality Indicator
1
2
3 Monitoring SpO2
Start SpO₂
SmartKey or the
menu item. The measurement starts
2
Start
Auto
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