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Vitalograph micro - Instructions for Use
6. Press the forward button to save the subjects detail
s.
7. If a value is not entered for Birth Sex, Height or Date of Birth
then an Error Icon
will appear next to the empty field. If
the information is not entered then the predicted values will
not appear in test results.
8. To exit the new subject screen
,
press the forward button.
5.2. Conducting a Test
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To prepare for a test session:
1. Ensure that the accuracy of the device has been checked.
(Refer to section 5.4 on Calibration Verification)
2. Ensure the subject’s details have been entered on the micro.
A test session can be performed without filling in any details
for the subject but this is not recommended.
3.
Fit a disposable BVF to the flowhead. A disposable noseclip
may also be used.
4. Select the test option ‘VC’ or ‘FVC’. Instruct and demonstrate
the test as detailed below.
5. Testing may begin when the ‘Exhale to Begin’ icon appears
.
6. The subject should:
• Sit upright and maintain this posture throughout the test.
• Fit the noseclip and relax.
• Place BVF in mouth and close lips around the
mouthpiece.
• Seal lips around the mouthpiece and keep the tongue
down.
5.2.1. VC Test
To perform a VC test
(ensure Volume/time (V/t) is selected):
1. Instruct the subject to breathe normally.
2. The subject should inhale completely, with a brief pause
when lungs are completely full (≤ 2 secs).
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Derived from terminology and guidance taken from ATS/ERS Standardisation of
Spirometry 2019 Update Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2019 Vol 200, Iss 8 pp e70-e88
