DATOSPIR TOUCH User’s Manual 46
511-B00-MU2 • REV. 1 .09
QC Prompt
Criteria
How to improve the
maneuver?
Don't Hesitate
EX error
The patient must start exhaling
harder.
Blast Out
Faster
Time to PEF higher than
120ms
The patient must exhale as
hard, firm and fast as possible.
Blow Out
Longer
ET error
The patient has abruptly
interrupted exhalation. The
patient must exhale even more
and expel as much air as
possible from his/her lungs.
Blast Out
Harder
If there are not 2 acceptable
maneuvers, with at least the
largest 2 PEF values matching
within 1 L/s
The maneuver differs
significantly from the previous
ones The patient can exhale
even more vigorously and
achieve a higher peak flow.
Deeper Breath
If there are not 2 acceptable
maneuvers, with at least the
largest 2 FVC values matching
within 150mL and 1L/s for
PEF.
The maneuver differs
significantly from the previous
ones. The patient must inhale
more deeply and exhale even
more air.
Good Test
Session
After 2 acceptable maneuvers
with at least the best 2
maneuvers match.
TEST COMPLETE. Adequate
number of good maneuvers.
Referring to the quality of the last maneuver performed
Referring to the reproducibility of the maneuvers performed
III.
NLHEP QUALITY GRADING (QC GRADES)
At the end of the test (maneuvers session), a quality grading from
A to F will be displayed to indicate the reliability of the results,
according to NLHEP criteria.
A, B and C grades indicate a reliable result, but a grade D or F
indicates a poor quality test (in this case, the results should be
interpreted with caution).
GRADE
TEST
CRITERIA
A
VERY GOOD
At least 2 acceptable maneuvers with the largest
2 FEV
1
values matching within 100mL and the
largest 2 FEV
6
values matching better than
100mL.
B
GOOD
At least 2 acceptable maneuvers with FEV
1
values
matching between 101 and 150mL
