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Appendix B Spirometry Protocols
Welch Allyn CP 200 Spirometry Option
About the NIOSH Protocol
The NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S.) protocol is for
users who want to make sure that occupational testing and reports meet the
requirements of NIOSH. The device automatically performs as described here, regardless
of user-defined settings.
When using this protocol, the spirometer should be calibrated at three different flows
every day before use.
For details on NIOSH requirements, see the document noted in
When this protocol is selected, testing and reports are affected as follows:
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Operational Setting
Adult and Pediatric Norm: NHANES III
(For Asian-Americans the reference equations for Caucasians shall be used, but a
correction factor of 0.94 shall be applied to the predicted values.)
Best Effort Formula: Best Measurement
Composite Norm Values: NO
(For details, see
“Reviewing the Operation Settings”
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Print Settings
Tests: Three Best Efforts
Scale: 20 mm/s & 10 mm/L
Curves: V/T & F/V
Auto Print: YES
(For details, see
“Reviewing the Spirometry Print Settings”
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Calibration Settings
Auto Calibration Report: Yes
(For details, see