04-27-2020, 10:55 AM
(This post was last modified: 04-27-2020, 10:56 AM by SarcasticDave94.
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RE: CPAP TO BIPAP TO ASV
OK sure. Enter clinical menu via the knob and home click hold for 5 seconds. Scroll downward until you get to Mode. Click to edit it to ASV Auto and click to lock it in. Go to EPAP and set Min and Max. Last I recall, you had EPAP at 7. You can enter EPAP Min as 7 and a short range with maybe EPAP Max 10-12 somewhere around there. Click to enter then dial in the number and click to lock. After done be sure to exit clinical mode which locks the settings in.
If others better at pressure than I suggest otherwise go with their suggestion. You can try this and edit EPAP pressures if it feels "off" in any way or if numbers skew badly. I would say leave PS as is right now.
Reminder if you find a whole number like 11 is not enough and 12 is too much you can do fractional numbers, 11.2 etc.
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RE: CPAP TO BIPAP TO ASV
Dave's description is correct. We had talked about EPAP min at 5.0 and EPAP max at 8.0 That gives you the best shot at a lower pressure. We know you probably don't need more than 7.0 since there are no events at that EPAP pressure.
RE: CPAP TO BIPAP TO ASV
That's where we would have you bump the min EPAP up a bit, or the min PS
04-28-2020, 02:10 PM
(This post was last modified: 04-28-2020, 02:13 PM by SarcasticDave94.
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RE: CPAP TO BIPAP TO ASV
Agreed, I'd suggest EPAP Min bump, fractional or whole steps, maybe to 6 to see how it goes. It may need to go higher yet to address the air starvation, but see if 6 helps out. My use of the ASV made me aware EPAP Min will address air starvation directly and at all times. PS isn't at all times.
PS EPAP Min. Median was 6.8 with 7.9 being the 95%
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RE: CPAP TO BIPAP TO ASV
What was going roughly on 345 to 415? looks like steady, very steady breathing and almost fixed pressure. Is that what we are hoping for?
RE: CPAP TO BIPAP TO ASV
I don't think that the suggestions were to address any event around 345. I was suggesting to address this comment "But I felt like I was pulling for air on occasion like it wasn't enough pressure somewhere" you mentioned. This indicates the base pressure is to low. That's how I interpret pulling for air. This is what I call air starvation.
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