ResScan + Oximetry HOW TO PLS HELP?

OK. So I'm no dummy I figured. I got ResScan working with Vista 32 bit in short order... now I'm not so sure, so here's the question:

OXIMETRY DATA into ResScan 3.7?

HP Laptop running Vista 32 bit, etc.
ResMed Card Reader ACR38U-PNC-R (installed and working)
ResScan 3.7 Software installed and working
Respironics S8 Autoset II

Can someone please tell me how to get the OXYMETRICS data into the software? Do I pull it from the Autoset II or do I require a seperate optional blood O2 saturation device to be added to the mix? The manual seems unclear on this at first blush.

Reason I wish to know? My main reason for using the blower is that I spent almost a month on full life support this past summer and when I approach REM sleep it seems that my O2 saturation drops way low and pushes my blood pressure way high; I do not have an apnea problem per se. Rather a shallow breathing issue due to my diaghram taking its time to recover from having a machine breath for it for such a long time.

ALSO: Albeit secondary, is anyone aware of a blood pressure cup that will interface to the Autoset II.... We have an Datascope Accutor 3 Automatic Blood Pressure machine with one of those velcro bands that go around your arm and can be set for blood pressure readings every X minutes. I would love to know how to co-relate my O2 with my blood pressure when my breathing gets shallow.

MAIN QUESTION: How to get the Oximetry or Blood Oxygen Saturation data into my ResScan software as there seems to be facility for it.

Many thanks.

Murray

The S8 Autoset II requires a plug-in adapter called the 'Reslink' to be purchased. Resmed (I believe) have stopped making them (Slinky may be able to confirm this).

Then into the Reslink you plug a device that has a 3-wire plug. This device is actually a small oximeter & into the oximeter you plug a probe.

In the past Resmed sold the lot for about $1,200 (yes truly !!!).

Slinky & I have both purchased Reslinks, I have both the S7 style Reslink (for my Vpap Adapt SV) & the smaller s8 style Reslink (for an S8 I once owned).

Slinky went the next stage & purchased the oximeter & probe (they are down to about $300 for both the oximeter & probe as a set (I think)). We paid roughly $200 for the Reslinks).

Once you attach the Reslink the S8 talks to it & initializes itself to use it for storing the data on the SM datacard that Reslinks use. Then you plug in the oximeter/probe & you are ready for business.

I suspect this is more than you expected

But, good luck.

DSM

PS: on the basis you have the Reslink, do you have the oximeter & probe ?

Murray, the only way you can do that is w/the S8 ResLink and proprietary XPod oximeter. And unfortunately, Resmed has ceased producing the S8 ResLink.

Your best bet is to buy an SPO 7500 recording wrist oximeter (comes w/its own software) or a CMS 50D Plus recording fingertip oximeter (comes w/its own software) and synchronize the start time w/your AutoSet II as close as possible.

You get a much more complete oximeter report this way. The S8 ResLink & XPod oximetry report doesn't give you a nightly "blow by blow" report altho it does provide a detailed graph of pulse rate and saturation thru out the night.

The report itself consists only of Median, 95th Percentile and Maximum for the pulse rate, Sp02% saturation; and length of time under 90%, under 80% and under 70%; and the ODI (oxygen desaturation index = the mean value of the number of drops in oxygen saturation per hour).

I would post a jpg of the printout if I could but I've never been able to manage to do that and have to e-mail it to someone to post for me. Duh. The ole stove just isn't cooking on all burners anymore.

Murray,

I also wanted to do what you're talking about, but when I learned that the S8 ResLink is no longer available I decided to take another route. It isn't as elegant as an integrated report within ResScan might be, but it works, and at much less cost.

I purchased the Contec CMS Model 50E pulse oximeter for about $120. It's wireless, has a rechargeable lithium battery, has pulse and oxygen alarms, and comes with software. I purchased it here: http://oximetersonline.com/ (free shipping right now). They also carry other Contec oximeters, including the one that Slinky mentioned. I print out the oximeter software report and scan it into the computer. I take a screen shot from ResScan, and then add both reports into my graphics program. I use Paint Shop Pro, but there are many others. I resize the reports so the times line up, so I can see how the data coordinates. Here's an example of such a merged report that I made up for another recent thread:



I only use the pulse oximeter occasionally to spot-check, so it isn't a big deal for me to do this once in a while. Usually, I just eyeball the results from the separate reports rather than go through the graphics editing, but I needed some help with a problem I was having and thought this was a good way to present the data to the other members of the forum. I'm taking this report when I visit my sleep doctor tomorrow.

~ DreamOn

Synchronising the Resmed and the SPO 7500 is best done by synchronising both with your computer.

O.

How does one do that, Ozij??

I think I may have made a blooper there, Slinky.

On my SPO Medical PulseOx 7500, synchronising with the computer happens automatically once you create a new study. IIRC, your 7500 is a Nonin -- I don't know about those.

For the Autoset, I do it manually -- looking at the computer's clock, inserting the computer's time in the Autoset's settings screen every now and then -- its clock tends to lag after a few days.

O.

Gotchya, Ozij. Thanks.