Spirolab
Rev.1.8
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the selected patient. Tap "YES" to
confirm or "NO" to go back.
If the patient has performed several spirometry or oximetry tests, the initial list indicates
(in brackets next to the type of test) the number of tests saved.
To view tests other than the first, tap the icons
(for spirometry) or
(for
oxymetry).
2.7.3
Displaying the last test session
During test sessions, the spirometer automatically saves up to 8 FVC tests. From the main
screen, using the icon:
•
in the case of spirometry tests
•
in the case of oximetry tests
you can view the best three session tests (where PRE1 is the best). At the end of the
session, when you enter a new subject or switch to a POST phase, the 3 best tests of the
previous session are automatically saved in the archive. These, therefore, can be retrieved
from the archive and printed, either together or individually.
Numbers may appear on the main screen, next to the spirometry test icons, for example:
The number inside the red circle represents, in this case, the FVC tests performed in the
current session.
2.8
Online mode (connected to a PC)
This function acts like an actual laboratory-based real time spirometer connected to a PC.
Connection to the PC can be performed by USB or by a wireless Bluetooth connection.
Spirolab
becomes an intelligent sensor for measuring volume and flow rate while the PC
controls the functions, including turning on and off.
When connected to a laptop,
spirolab
can be used for epidemiological tests in workplaces,
schools etc.
In addition to the usual spirometric parameters and F/V curves in real time, this system
can also gather more sophisticated information such as ventilatory profiles and
extrapolated volume (Vext) data.
The computer software allows the use of more up-dated bronchial provocation protocols
and can display FEV1 dose and time-responses.
