About Interpreting Results - NDD EasyOne Air Operator's Manual

Performing spirometry
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About interpreting results

Operator's Manual V03 • EasyOne Air • EasyOne Connect
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CAUTION
PATIENT CROSS-CONTAMINATION
If you reuse the EasyOne FlowTube, DLCO barriette, or FRC barriette, contami-
nation from an infected patient can be deposited on the EasyOne FlowTube, on
the DLCO barriette, or on the FRC barriette. The contamination from an infected
patient can later be passed on to the next patient who is tested.
You cannot clean or disinfect the EasyOne FlowTube, the DLCO barriette, or the
FRC barriette in any way. The EasyOne FlowTube, the DLCO barriette, and the
FRC barriette are for single-patient use only.
Always replace the EasyOne FlowTube, the DLCO barriette, and the
FRC barriette with a new one between patients or when performing lung func-
tion test on yourself.
Only use an original EasyOne FlowTube, DLCO barriette, and FRC barriette by
the manufacturer.
The procedure To perform the FVC breathing maneuver represent the
breathing maneuver for the FVC test. If you use the FVL test for forced
spirometry, replace the procedure To perform the FVC breathing maneuver
with the breathing maneuver for the FVL test.
Breathing maneuvers for all available tests  5 8
You can configure whether to use the FVC test or the FVL test for forced
spirometry under Utilities > Configuration > Test > FVC/FVL >
The EasyOne FlowTube is a single-patient-use disposable and hygienically
packaged. Visually check the wrapper of a new EasyOne FlowTube for defects.
If the wrapper of the EasyOne FlowTube has a defect, discard the
EasyOne FlowTube, take another EasyOne FlowTube, and visually check the
wrapper of the new EasyOne FlowTube again for defects.
 About interpreting results  5 4
Quality grades are included in all results and indicate a result's reliability. The
quality grades range from A to F. Their interpretation differs depending on the
test. See List of quality grades for tests  5
On the printed report, parameters that are below the lower limit of normal
(LLN) are marked with an asterisk (*). Unacceptable trials are struck through.
In addition to the marks, EasyOne Air and EasyOne Connect offer an
automatic interpretation aid.
It is possible to deactivate the automatic quality grading function and the
system interpretation function.
 List of tests and parameters  3 2
List of quality messages and quality grades  5 5
Configuration  7 2
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