Breathing maneuvers for all available tests
Operator’s Manual V1.1 • EasyOne Air • EasyOne Connect
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Performing the breathing maneuver for the SVC test
The slow vital capacity test serves to determine the vital capacity and the lung
volumes. This test does not require great effort on part of the patient.
Required material
A nose clip
Prerequisite
For this test, you must enter the environment temperature within 1°C or
1.8°F accuracy.
1
Tell the patient to breathe at rest.
2
Tell the patient to take the
EasyOne Flow Tube
into the mouth and to seal
the lips around the
EasyOne Flow Tube
.
The patient must not block the opening with the tongue or teeth or bite
down excessively on the
EasyOne Flow Tube
.
3
Tell the patient to continue breathing at rest.
Typically, three to five breaths are required.
Tidal Breathing
is displayed.
4
When
Start test …
is displayed and when the steady-tidal acoustic signal
sounds, tell the patient to fully inhale and fully exhale.
Instead, the patient can also fully exhale first and then fully inhale.
The patient can take this deep breath slowly and does not need to force
it.
5
Tell the patient to take the
EasyOne Flow Tube
out of the mouth and to
breathe normally again.
If the trial is acceptable, the green quality message is displayed.
If the trial is not acceptable, a yellow or red quality message is
displayed suggesting how to improve the breathing maneuver.
