Performing The Breathing Maneuver For The Svc Test - NDD EasyOne Air Operator's Manual

Breathing maneuvers for all available tests
7.5.

Performing the breathing maneuver for the SVC test

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The slow vital capacity test serves to determine the vital capacity and the lung
volumes. This test does not require great effort on part of the patient.
Required material
A nose clip
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Prerequisite
For this test, you must enter the environment temperature within 1°C or
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1.8°F accuracy.
1 Tell the patient to breathe at rest.
2 Tell the patient to take the EasyOne FlowTube into the mouth and to seal
the lips around the EasyOne FlowTube.
 The patient must not block the opening with the tongue or teeth or bite
down excessively on the EasyOne FlowTube.
3 Tell the patient to continue breathing at rest.
 Typically, three to five breaths are required.
 Tidal Breathing is displayed.
4 When Start test ... is displayed and when the steady-tidal acoustic signal
sounds, tell the patient to fully inhale and fully exhale.
 Instead, the patient can also fully exhale first and then fully inhale.
 The patient can take this deep breath slowly and does not need to force
it.
5 Tell the patient to take the EasyOne FlowTube 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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