Breathing Maneuvers For All Available Tests; About Breathing Maneuvers For All Available Tests; Performing The Breathing Maneuver For The Fvc Test - NDD EasyOne Pro Operator's Manual

Breathing maneuvers for all available tests

7 Breathing maneuvers for all available tests
7.1

About breathing maneuvers for all available tests

7.2

Performing the breathing maneuver for the FVC test

Operator's Manual V5.0 • EasyOne Pro/LAB Rev. 05
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The overall process of performing spirometry is the same for all spirometry
tests. The tests differ in the breathing maneuver that the patient must
perform.
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The forced expiratory vital capacity test is the most commonly used
spirometry test. During the breathing maneuver, the patient must exhale with
a forceful, maximum effort.
1 Tell the patient to breathe at rest.
2 Tell the patient to fill the lungs completely.
3 Tell the patient to take the spirette into the mouth and to seal the lips
around the spirette.
 The patient must not block the opening with the tongue or teeth or bite
down excessively on the spirette.
4 Tell the patient to exhale as hard and as fast as possible and to continue
blowing out until the lungs are completely empty.
5 Tell the patient to take the spirette out of the mouth and to breathe
normally again.
 If the trial is acceptable, the green quality message is displayed.
 If the trial is not acceptable, a yellow or red quality message is
displayed suggesting how to improve the breathing maneuver.
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