Philips MP60/70/80/90 Manuale Utente

Understanding the Resp Display

Some patients with restricted chest movement breathe mainly abdominally. In these cases, you may 
need to place the left leg electrode on the left abdomen at the point of maximum abdominal expansion 
to optimize the respiratory wave.

The Resp measurement is displayed on the monitor as a continuous wave and a numeric respiration 
rate. If the detected respiration rate is close to the heart rate, this is indicated by the text 

 next 

to the respiration wave if you are in manual monitoring mode. Your monitor screen may look slightly 
different from the illustration.

The Resp detection level can be set either automatically or manually. 

♦

To change the resp detection mode, in the 

 menu, select 

 to toggle 

between the settings. 

In Auto Detection Mode, the monitor adjusts the detection level automatically, depending on the wave 
height and the presence of cardiac artifact. Note that in Auto Detection Mode, 

• the detection level (a dotted line) is not displayed on the waveform,

Some patients, especially neonates, expand 
their chests laterally. In these cases it is best 
to place the two respiratory electrodes in the 
right midaxillary and left lateral chest areas at 
the patient’s maximum point of breathing 
movement to optimize the respiratory wave. 

RR

Manually-set Resp detection level

1 Ohm calibration bar

Resp numeric 
and label