Re: Settings

Eric Olson (oly(AT)execpc.com)
Fri, 28 Mar 1997 18:19:59 -0800

Mark Geisler wrote:
>
> Hello Folks,
> My name is Mark and I use a Life Care PLV 100 on my green chariote,
> (motorized wheelchair) The settings are Assist Control, Volume 800
> Breaths Per Minute 10 IE ratio 1:2, my presure goes from 30 to 35. It
> goes to 40 to 45 when I am congested from an infection, (which is one a
> year.) At night, I use a Life Care PLV 102. The settings are Assist
> Control/Sigh, Volume 1100, Presure 30 to 35, Breaths Per Minute 10,
> IE ratio of 1:2, I also use humididification at night.
> Like Annette I also have a collapsed lower lobe in my left lung
> requiring diferent unusual settings. I had a chest tube in March of 1984
> when my whole left lung was collapsed. I am lucky to have any capacity
> at all in my left lung. I occasionaly require a breathing mist treatment
> of Alupent when ever I get bronchial spasms. Like Annette said everybody
> is different.
> Take Care
> Mark Geisler [:-)

Mark,

I'm shopping around for a new vent and was thinking of getting a
plv100. What is the difference between the plv100 and the plv102?

Eric