Welch Allyn SpiroPerfect Spirometry Quick Start - Quick Reference Guide User Manual
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Patient may sit or stand.
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Patient should loosen tight clothing.
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Patient should elevate chin and extend the neck slightly.
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Patient should use a nose clip or pinch his/her nostrils
with fingers.
Practice the procedure with the patient before starting the test
Verify that no finger is blocking the back of the flow transducer if
the patient holds it.
This would create high back pressure and
result in extremely high % prediction, rendering the effort invalid.
4 Calibrate the Spirometer
5 Select Patient
6 Patient Preparation
7 Patient Coaching
The spirometry module must be opened before you can perform
a calibration.
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Select Calibrate located on the Toolbar.
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Update Calibration Code if needed, and Temperature, Humidity
and Pressure fields.
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Press the Next button to continue.
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Pull syringe plunger out before connecting it to a new flow transducer.
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Press the Calibration button in the window.
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Wait until the message “Initializing sensor” disappears and the
dialogue box with the image of the syringe appears.
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Verify the syringe is completely filled and press the OK button.
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Push the plunger in and pull it out without stopping in between.
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Open the CardioPerfect Workstation Software by double
clicking on the CardioPerfect icon.
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To enter a new patient:
1. Click the Patient button.
2. Fill in Patient Card.
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To select a patient from the database:
1. In the
Search
box, type the patient name or number (can
be a partial entry).
2. Click the
Go
button.
3. Click on the patient for whom you want to record the test.
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Place the flow transducer in your mouth, on top of your
tongue & between your teeth.
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Close lips and teeth around the flow transducer to create a
tight seal, like if you were blowing in a musical instrument.
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Do not block the mouthpiece back screen with fingers.
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Keep your chin slightly elevated and make sure that your
tongue is out of the flow transducer.
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Take a good deep breath.
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Now BLAST into the flow transducer as hard, fast and
completely as possible.
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Keep blowing, squeeze all the air out.
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Optional: now forcefully inhale all the air.
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Stop.