Cosmed K4B2, User Manual

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Chapter 2 - Measurements - 29
HR bpm Heart Rate @ LT
O2 Kinetics
Parameter UM Calculation
O
2
deficit l/m VO2@work*tau
O
2
debt l/m VO2'@work*tau
Spirometry Tests (option)
FVC - Forced Vital Capacity
Symbol UM Parameter
FVC l Forced Expiratory Vital Capacity
FEV1 l Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 sec
FEV1/FVC% % FEV1 as a percentage of FVC
PEF l/sec Peak Expiratory Flow
FEV0.5 l Forced Expiratory Volume in 0.5 sec
FEV6 l Forced Expiratory Volume in 6 sec
FEV1/FEV6 % FEV1 as a percentage of FEV6
FEV6/FVC% % FEV6 as a percentage of FVC
Best FVC l Best Forced Expiratory Vital Capacity
Best FEV1 l Best Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 sec
Best PEF l/sec Best Peak Expiratory Flow
Vmax25% l/sec Expiratory Flow when 75% of the FVC remains to be exhaled
Vmax50% l/sec Expiratory Flow when 50% of the FVC remains to be exhaled
Vmax75% l/sec Expiratory Flow when 25% of the FVC remains to be exhaled
FEF25-75% l/sec Mid-exp flow between 25-75%FVC
FET100% sec Forced expiratory time
FEV2 l Forced Expiratory Volume in 2 sec
FEV3 l Forced Expiratory Volume in 3 sec
FEV2/FVC% % FEV2 as a percentage of FVC
FEV3/FVC% % FEV3 as a percentage of FVC
FEV1/VC% % Tiffenau index
FEF50-75% l/sec Mid-exp flow between 50-75%FVC
FEF75-85% l/sec Mid-exp flow between 75-85%FVC
FEF0.2-1.2% l/sec Mid-exp flow between 0.2 l - 1.2 l
FiVC L Inspiratory Forced Vital Capacity
FiF25-75% l/sec Forced mid-inspiratory flow
FiV1 l/sec Forced Inspiratory Volume in 1 sec
PIF l/sec Peak Inspiratory Flow
VEXT ml Extrapolated Volume (back extrapolation)
PEFT msec Time to PEF (10% - 90%)
VC/IVC - Slow Vital Capacity and Ventilatory pattern
Symbol UM Parameter
EVC l Expiratory Vital Capacity
IVC l Inspiratory Vital Capacity
ERV l Expiratory Reserve Volume
IRV l Inspiratory Reserve Volume
IC l Inspiratory Capacity