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Finally, but maybe most helpful for interpreting your data, is to create at least 2 '''profiles'''. The first one I call 'compact' and the other 'detailed'. In the compact profile, shrink the height of as many data rows as possible. Size the flowrate graph so the spike ups are not too prominent, but the biggest are still easily seen. This will give you a good general picture of a nights therapy. Most full charts pictured in this wiki are using this compact view.
However, this compact view will not be best for analyzing breath shapes and fine tuning therapy settings. This is especially true as soon as you start using bi-level or any variant of it like softpap or epr etc. For this you will want a profile you can switch too quickly with a couple of critical changes to at least '''Flow Rate''' and '''Mask Pressure'''. In order to set these for bet viewing, you should make sure the y-axis override is not too far off the actual flow rate and your pressure range. Pick the best section of one of your best nights. Zoom in with left click till the max zoom is reached. From here, drag the row height so that each inhalation is close to semi circle, without being too tall or too squat. Roughly match the mask pressure signal to the same height as each breath signal, so they are relative to each other.
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You have now set a baseline target for your good breath shapes and have a repeatable & detailed view of the interaction with your machine. When looking at flow limitations or some other anomaly, you will have a much better idea of how severe or not, they actually are. Without this baseline and zoom, breaths can appear far worse or better than they actually are, all dependent on the height your row display is. Drag flow rate up and down and you will see!
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