Home care providers are an important link in the patient continuum of care. They provide important information in guiding the patient to overall recovery. Setting up a patient's medical equipment is one responsibility overseen by home care providers. The REMstar continuous positive airway pressure series provides pressure to support breathing in cases of congestive heart failure, chronic lung diseases, and sleep apnea. Setting up the prescribed treatment pressures and making the patient comfortable with use is an important task that will help ensure patient compliance.
Instructions
1. Insert the pronged end of the electrical plug into an outlet.
2. Hold down the right and left arrow keys as you insert the blunt end of the power supply cord into the electrical port in the back of the machine. The device will "beep" twice to alert you that you have properly turned the machine on in the provider mode.
3. Press the "Plus" key to display the menu. Use the right and left arrow keys to navigate through the menu options.
4. Select the "Patient Reminder" portion of the setup menu located toward the left. Scroll through current patient data with the up and down arrow keys. If the patient is new to using the REMstar machine the factory default settings will be displayed. From these menus you may set a patient reminder alarm to encourage patients to use his machine, set or remove mask alarms, and set ramp pressure.
5. Press the "Plus" key to save your selections and move on to the next option.
6. Select the "Therapy Mode" menu to alter current treatment pressures. This menu is located to the right after you enter the clinician mode. Select the "CPAP" mode by pressing the left arrow key to automatically set all of the options to 10 mmHg. Press the right arrow key to select the "Comfort Type" mode. This mode allows you to set different pressure treatments.
7. Press the right and left arrows to adjust the maximum treatment pressure. Press the "Down" button to save the setting and move on to the minimum pressure.
8. Press the right and left arrows to adjust the minimum pressure. Press the "Down" button to save the setting. Some patients are comforted by beginning at lower pressures and working to a higher pressure. It's important that you and the patient work together to ensure the patient is compliant.
9. Press the "Power" button to reconfirm all of the selected settings and return to the patient user manual.
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