Appendix A - Co Check And Smoking Cessation; Appendix B - Co Check And Environmental Capture - Micro Direct CO Check Pro Operating Manual

Appendix A – CO Check Pro and Smoking Cessation
The CO Check Pro (#CO20) is an innovative Carbon Monoxide monitor that can be
a useful tool for use in smoking cessation programs and clinics.
All people attending a smoking cessation program should have their smoking
habits established and checked with the CO Check Pro at every visit. The results
of an initial test may sound alarming to many smokers but within a few days of
stopping, CO levels can drop to normal and it is very encouraging for a smoker to
see this. CO monitoring is an extremely powerful tool for a smoking cessation
counselor, physician or respiratory therapist.
Taking a test before a COPD patient stops smoking will help you gauge their level
of nicotine dependence, and taking it after they have stopped will give them real
proof that what they are doing is working.
The best time to do a test is in the afternoon as CO levels fall overnight and
morning readings can sometimes give misleadingly low results. High readings in
the morning, on the other hand, would be strong evidence of heavy inhalation and
high nicotine dependence.
One single breath of expiration into the CO Check Pro will give instant results in
PPM and %COHB. Built-in color light indicators will also give an instant visual
display.
Appendix B – CO Check Pro and Environmental Capture
When the Environmental reading is enabled, background CO levels are taken into
account when carrying out a breath test. If the background levels are 10 ppm for
example then when the person is taking a breath test this background reading of
10ppm will be taken into account.
For example, if the Environmental monitor is ON and a reading of 10ppm is
detected and the person records 3ppm for example, then the measurement
displayed will be the higher value i.e. 10ppm.
Conversely, if the Environmental monitor is OFF, then the measurement displayed
will be value recorded by the person i.e. 3 ppm.
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