Cosmed Quark PFT, Manual

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Start Testing
Before starting exercise test type a new patient information or choose one from the list
of patient in the file. As soon as a patient has been entered the software is ready to start
a test. The name of the active patient is shown on the status bar of the program window.
Start a test
1. Calibrate the analysers as described in the Calibration chapter.
2. Choose
Execute Test from the Test menu.
3. Enter or modify the antropometric data of the patient and select the options you
need to carry out the test . To use a specific protocol choose it in the list box and
press
OK to confirm.
4. Select the ergometer you need to control
5. The software environment will change showing a new Menu bar and toolbar while
the first data will be displayed in a table format.
6. At this point the software starts showing data on the monitor but without saving
them, this in order to monitor the patient before starting the test. To start storing
data press
F2 .
Abort the test without saving data
Choose Abort from the Test menu or press Alt+F3.
End the test saving data
1. Choose End from the Test menu or press F3 .
2. Choose Yes to end the test or No to continue.
View data in real-time
The visualisation features and capabilities of the data and graphs are identical to the
ones described in the Data management chapter. Starting the test a small window will
appear on the right corner displaying time, bmp and, if selected before, the ergo
protocol and trainer.
Note : Selecting “Simulated
test”, the software allows to
use the gas calibration in order
to perform the test. This is
useful if the user would check
the accuracy of gas
measurements.