EasyOne Pro™ / EasyOne Pro™ LAB
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Performing a Test
When three acceptable trials have been performed, the message
Session
complete!
appears and a quality grade from
A
(optimal) to
F
is displayed
"Quality Messages and Quality Grades"
3.5 Maximum Voluntary Ventilation (MVV)
In these tests, the maximum ventilation volume over an uninterrupted
period of 12 seconds is measured. For this test type, too, the ATPS values
(
A
mbient
T
emperature
P
ressure
S
aturated = spirometer conditions) must
be converted to BTPS values (
B
ody
T
emperature
P
ressure
S
aturated = body
conditions) (see
Select the patient (see
on page 45) and explain the test
maneuvers to him or her:
take the
spirette™
into the mouth with the lips sealing around the
spirette™
, taking care not to block its opening with the tongue or bite
down excessively on the
spirette™
when the test start prompt is displayed, breathe in and out as deeply
and as fast as possible over a period of 12 seconds.
Select
MVV
.
The MVV acquisition screen appears.
Fig. 3-20
Acquisition screen after three acceptable SVC trials