Recording a test, Step 3 – Welch Allyn CP 200 Spirometry Option - User Manual User Manual
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Directions for Use
Chapter 4 Performing Spirometry Tests
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Recording a Test
To record a spirometry test, follow these steps.
1.
Measure the patient’s standing height to the nearest half inch (or centimeter) in
stocking feet.
Accuracy is important; height greatly influences the predicted values.
2.
If the patient’s demographics do not match the current spirometry norm, select a
more appropriate norm.
“Select Adult Predictive Norm”
on page 13 or
3.
Press .
The first time this key is pressed each day, the prompt “Calibrate Now?” appears.
4.
(Optional) Calibrate. See
The following screen appears.
Figure 27. “Enter New Patient” Screen
Note
If the patient has obvious spinal deformities, measure the arm span from
fingertip to fingertip with arms outstretched against a wall. Enter the arm
span instead of height.
To learn how to choose which fields display
here, see
“Reviewing the Patient Data Fields
Enter New Patient
Search
Schedule
Clear
Done
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Patient ID
Last Name
Birth Date
Height
Gender
Race
Smoke Years
/
/
MM / DD / YYYY
ft.
in.
yr.
Use up and down arrows to change fields