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Note: Patient efforts is acceptable when:
Patient made a maxium effort. Indicated
to the user by the breath rate being
displayed in green (>65 breaths per
minute).
Lasted a full 12 seconds manoeuvre.
Indicated to the user by a green line
being displayed – the patient should
ideally continue
automatically terminated at 15s.
Interruption ie. Did not cough.
Once the test has finished the display will
show current test (shown in black – if
more then one manoeuvre has been
performed then the best manoeuvre will
also be displayed in blue) the MVV rate,
the % variation between manoeuvres the
breath rate and an ATS quality warning for
the test session.
'Touch' Again to repeat the manoeuvre,
Reject to reject the current manoeuvre,
Results to display a list of indices,the
values obtained,
applicable and also a quality statement
concerning the test session.
To meet the ATS quality criteria for a
Good blow the manoeuvre should last 15
seconds with a breath rate greater than
65 breaths
reproducibility
manoeuvres with a Good Blow and the
MVV variability
should not exceed 20%.
20
until the
% predicted
per minute.
criterion
between manoeuvres
test is
where
The ATS
is two