Understanding your interpretation results – Welch Allyn CP 200 Spirometry Option - User Manual User Manual

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Appendix D Predictive Norms, etc.

Welch Allyn CP 200 Spirometry Option

Understanding Your Interpretation Results

This diagram shows how the automatic interpretation software uses a patient's FVC and
FEV1 results, in comparison with normal values, to determine the degree of obstruction
or restriction. This diagram follows the American Thoracic Society’s example for
interpretation.

For details on interpretative strategies, see the document noted in

Reference 9

on

page 75.

Figure 35. Data Interpretation, Process Diagram

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