Entering
Patient Data
1. Turn on the
power switch. Momentarily, the Spirometer will ask you for patient
information. If the power switch is already on, press NEW PATIENT.
2. Type patient's ID
number and press ENTER.
3. Type patient's age
and press ENTER.
4. Type patient's height
(in inches) and press ENTER.
5. Select patient's sex
and press ENTER.
6. Type patient's weight
and press ENTER.
7. For race adjustment
press 1. Otherwise, press ENTER.
8. Select patient's
smoking status and press ENTER.
9. Type room temperature
and press ENTER.
If you make a
mistake....
If you make a mistake
while entering data, use the arrow and number keys to edit the screen. If
you make a mistake after data entry is complete, press EDIT, and repeat
the instructions above.
Testing
Testing begins after the
patient data is entered or by pressing TEST. Then:
Press 1 FVC Forced Vital
Capacity
Press 2 MVV Maximum
Voluntary Ventilation
Press 3 FYL Flow-Volume
Loop
Press 4 CAL Calibration
Check
Post - Medication
Testing
After completing
all of the pre- medication (baseline) testing on the current patient, and
administering the medication, begin post-medication testing. Press the 6 =
POST key. Confirm your choice by selecting 1 = YES. Press ENTER. Then
choose same test type as in pre-test.
If you want to do
post-medication testing on a patient whose pre-medication results are
stored only on the memory card...
1. Press TEST.
2. Press 8 Recall.
3. If you remember the
patient's ID number, select 2 = ENTER ID. Press ENTER. Enter the patient's
ID number. Press ENTER. Continue with post-med testing.
Or
4. If you do not
remember the patient's ID number, select 1 = SCROLL. Press ENTER. Use
arrow keys to scroll through the stored patient D's. When the ID number of
the desired patient is displayed, press ENTER to recall that patient's
data. Continue with post-med testing.
Printing
(Current
Patient)
1. Press PRINT SEND.
2. Press ENTER for best
test summary.
3. Press ENTER to print.
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