Covita Smokerlyzer Instructions And Tips

The
Important: Please Read Before You Begin Using Your Smokerlyzer
This document is intended for treatment professionals,
it is NOT a hand-out for smokers, patients or test subjects.
1. This guide is broken into three sections: "Pre-test Instructions", "During the
Test Instructions" and "Helpful Tips". This information is designed to help you
conduct a test and to obtain consistent results with each subject.
2. The tips at the end of the document address many common concerns.
3. Make time to practice the test. Deliver your instructions clearly and confidently.
4. Remember, this is your test. Do not let the test subject dictate the performance
of the test or the results. You're in charge of the situation, not the test subject.
5. Call coVita at the number below for questions and support.
Typical Smoking Ranges
The "non-smoker range" is based on published data, while the other ranges
provided are only meant to be guides of the typical expected levels.
Compensatory smoking and inhalation intensity make it difficult to classify
smokers in exact ranges. When analyzing a reading, remember to consider
non-cigarette sources of CO including marijuana, cigars or other burning
substances. The ranges below will be observed within 1-2 hours of smoking:
0-6 PPM | Non-Smoker Range
Non-smokers and former smokers typically register between 0-4 ppm, and while it
is uncommon, you can have non-smokers up to 6 ppm. 0 ppm is not the goal of the
test as very few non-smokers will ever register 0 ppm or stay at that level
consistently. Subjects should be made aware that between 0-4 is considered
normal and within this range, their level could fluctuate daily, up or down, within 1 to
2 ppm.
7-19 PPM | Light Smoking Range
Typically observed when smoking under a pack of cigarettes a day.
20+ PPM | Heavy Smoking Range
Typically observed when smoking over a pack of cigarettes a day. Remember to
consider compensatory smoking. i.e. a smoker might cut back their smoking from a
pack to half a pack of cigarettes a day but their body still requires the same amount
of nicotine. To compensate, they smoke those fewer cigarettes harder leaving both
their nicotine intake and CO level relatively unchanged.
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