Spirolab
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2.9.4
Running POST tests after the administration of a drug
WARNING
To perform a POST test, the patient must have performed at least one PRE FVC
test on the same day (i.e. in the same session); you cannot perform POST tests on
PRE VC or MVV tests; conversely, you can perform POST VC or MVV tests,
provided at least one PRE FVC test has been performed and archived on the same
day.
To perform a POST test, proceed
as follows:
Tap
on the main screen.
The screen on the right shows the
list of all the patients who have
performed a PRE test on the same
day.
Select the patient required and
choose one of the features enabled
below.
The user is prompted to confirm
the move to POST mode: tap
"YES" to carry out the test in
POST mode, or tap "NO" to go
back.
By "POST" test, we mean a spirometry test performed after administering the patient a
bronchodilator. The tests subsequently performed on the selected patient show the
following parameters:
•
The values for the test performed;
•
The values of the best PRE test performed by the same patient on the same day (i.e.
in the same session);
•
The percentage change between PRE and POST values (in the column labelled CHG).
You cannot perform a POST test on a patient if the archive only contains PRE tests carried
out on previous days (sessions other than the current one).
If, during a POST session, you create a new patient or retrieve another patient from the
archive, the device automatically exits the current POST session.
