SpiroConnect Operators Manual
MedChip Solutions Ltd.
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001.105.GBR Issue 1.12
All parameters that have been selected for display in Settings are shown, along with the
predicted value (if available), best baseline value (*Base) and percentage change from Best
Base blow (if the blow is a Post blow), blow quality assessment, ATS/ERS 2019 FEV1 and
FVC acceptability status for this blow, ATS/ERS 2019 exam grade for the exam as a whole,
overall examination quality assessment and interpretation. If a Relaxed Spirometry test of
the same stage already exists within the exam, the VC result for the Relaxed test will be
displayed within the Forced Spirometry results directly underneath FVC, for convenience
sake.
Note: The
values used for the interpretation are always the values in the ‘Best’ column. These
values comprise the best results for each parameter, taken from all tests of acceptable quality
from the current exam stage, in accordance with ATS/ERS guidelines.
Selecting the ‘Graphs’ tab will change the display to show both the flow-volume and volume-
time graphs.
NEXT can be clicked in order that the current blow is accepted into the exam stage and a
new blow is initiated. REJECT can be clicked to initiate a new blow without adding the last
blow to the exam. DONE can be clicked when all the desired blows have been added, and
