Welch Allyn CP 200 User Manual

CP 200™ Spirometry Option

Directions for Use

ii	Welch Allyn CP 200 Spirometry Option

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Contents

1 - Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

About This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Product Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Intended Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Indications for Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Using the Spirometer Safely. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

General Warnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 General Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Ordering Information for Replacement Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

2 - Reviewing the Spirometry Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

“Spirometry Settings” Menu Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Reviewing the Operation Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Reviewing the Calibration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Reviewing the Spirometry Screen Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Reviewing the Spirometry Print Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Reviewing the Patient Data Fields Available . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Reviewing the Interpretation List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

3 - Calibrating the Spirometer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

About Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Performing a Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Printing Calibration Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

4 - Performing Spirometry Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Overview of the Testing Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

About FVC Efforts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

About SVC Efforts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

About the Spirometry Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

About Preand Post-Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

About Effort Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Connecting the Spirometer Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Preparing the Patient . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Recording a Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Working With a Completed Test. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

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5 - Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Problem-Solving Suggestions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Service Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

A - Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 B - Spirometry Protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 C - Patient Help Sheets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 D - Predictive Norms, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

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1 Introduction

About This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Product Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Intended Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Indications for Use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Using the Spirometer Safely. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Ordering Information for Replacement Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

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About This Manual

This manual is written for clinical professionals performing pulmonary function testing. Users must be familiar with measurements and the clinical significance of basic spirometry products.

Before using the spirometer, all users and technicians must read and understand this manual and all other information accompanying the CP 200 spirometry option and the CP 200 electrocardiograph.

Caregivers need to know how to properly coach patients, to recognize acceptable waveforms, and to know whether results meet ATS reproducibility criteria.

The hospital's Biomedical/IT support staff shall require primary skills including disciplines related to maintenance and servicing computer controls/platforms.

It is recommended that users attend a certified spirometry training course. The instructions given here are only a guide and should not be used to train a technician.

For definitions of specialized terms and abbreviations used in this manual, see “Glossary” on page 77.

Note This manual supplements the CP 200 electrocardiograph manual, entitled

CP 200 12-Lead Resting Electrocardiograph Directions for Use.

See the electrocardiograph manual for procedures that are common to both ECG and spirometry functions, such as how to move through the menus, how to search for patient data, or how to edit the medication list.

Directions for Use

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Product Overview

The CP 200 spirometry option performs FVC and SVC testing, including preand postbronchodilator testing. It displays flow/volume and volume/time curves in real time, depicting both inspiratory and expiratory measurements.

For details, see the following sections:

•“Features” on page 5

•“Ordering Information for Replacement Parts” on page 9

•“Specifications” on page 53

Figure 1. Components of the CP 200 Spirometry Option

Disposable flow transducer

For single patient use. Eliminates the need for disinfecting procedures, which can be difficult and expensive. Minimizes the risk of cross-contamination.

Pressure tubing

Connects the flow transducer to the sensor.

Sensor

Connects to the CP 200 electrocardiograph.

Converts pressure to air flow.

Nose clip

Recommended during testing to avoid leaks.

Three-liter calibration syringe

For daily use to calibrate the spirometer for accuracy.

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Intended Use

The CP 200 spirometry option allows the user to acquire, view, store, and print measures and waveforms of pulmonary function including, but not limited to, maximal volume and flow of air that can be moved in and out of a patient's lungs. These measures are used in the diagnosis and monitoring of lung diseases and interventions for the treatment of certain lung diseases.

The spirometer should only be used with patients who are able to understand the instructions for performing the test.

Indications for Use

Spirometry is indicated for use in various common clinical situations:

•Assessing health status before a patient begins strenuous physical activity.

•Evaluating the following symptoms, signs, or abnormal laboratory tests:

Symptoms — dyspnea, wheezing, orthopnea, cough, phlegm production, chest pain

Signs — diminished breath sounds, overinflation, expiratory slowing, cyanosis, chest deformity, unexplained crackles, shortness of breath

Abnormal laboratory tests — hypoxemia, hypercapnia, polycythemia, abnormal chest radiographs

Directions for Use

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Features

•Automatic interpretation and comparison of best pre-bronchodilator effort to best post-bronchodilator effort

•Real-time flow/volume and volume/time graphs on full-color LCD display

•Incentive graphic for pediatric patient coaching

•Multiple predictive adult norms, including NHANES III, and pediatric norms

•Reduced risk of cross-contamination with Welch Allyn single-use, disposable flow transducers

•Patient education help sheets

•Instant quality and variability checks for proper test performance

•Customizable report formats

•Meets ATS/ERS 2005 spirometry standards.

•Single-flow and multiple-flow calibration protocols with automatic printing

•NIOSH, OSHA, and Social Security operation protocols to create reports that meet these agency requirements

•PCP (primary care practitioner) protocol that follows NLHEP guidelines

•Meets all industry standards, including ATS, NIOSH, OSHA, and Social Security

•Integrated into the CardioPerfect workstation for easy analysis, reviewing, storing, printing, and exporting

•Compliant with the National Lung Health Education Program (NLHEP) guidelines for office spirometers. For more information about NLHEP criteria, visit http://www.nlhep.org/spirometer-review-process.html.

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Symbols

The symbols illustrated here may appear on the spirometer components, on the packaging, on the shipping container, or in this manual.

Documentation Symbols

WARNING Indicates conditions or practices that could lead to illness, injury, or death.

Caution In the documentation, this symbol indicates conditions or practices that could damage the equipment or other property.

Caution On the product, this symbol means “Caution — consult accompanying documentation.”

	Operation Symbols
Spirometry key		Spirometry port
Stacking limits		Do not reuse.
8
Keep away from sunlight.	200x-xx	Expiration date
Type BF applied part

Directions for Use

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Using the Spirometer Safely

Before using or servicing the spirometer, you must read and understand the following safety-related information.

General Warnings

The following warning statements apply to spirometer use in general. Warning statements that apply specifically to particular procedures, such as preparing the patient for testing, appear in the corresponding sections of the manual.

Warning statements indicate conditions or practices that could lead to illness, injury, or death.

WARNING Do not perform spirometry tests if any of the following conditions apply to the patient:

•hemoptysis of unknown origin (forced expiratory maneuver may aggravate the underlying condition)

•pneumothorax

•unstable cardiovascular status (forced expiratory maneuver may worsen angina or cause changes in blood pressure)

•recent myocardial infarction

•pulmonary embolus

•thoracic, abdominal, or cerebral aneurysms (danger of rupture due to increased thoracic pressure)

•recent eye surgery (for example, cataract)

•presence of an acute disease process that might interfere with test performance (for example, nausea, vomiting)

•recent surgery of thorax or abdomen

WARNING The spirometer captures and presents data reflecting a patient’s physiological condition. When reviewed by a trained physician or clinician, this data can be useful in determining a diagnosis. However, the data should not be used as a sole means for determining a patient’s diagnosis.

WARNING To minimize chance of a misdiagnosis, it is the physician’s responsibility to assure that spirometry tests are properly administered, evaluated, and interpreted.

WARNING To prevent the spread of infection, do not try to clean the flow transducers and nose clips. Discard these items after a single patient use.

WARNING Read and observe all safety information provided in the flow transducer instructions.

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General Cautions

The following caution statements apply to spirometer use in general. Caution statements that apply specifically to particular procedures appear in the corresponding sections of the manual.

Caution statements indicate conditions or practices that could damage the equipment or other property.

Caution Do not clean the spirometer or any of its components. Trapped moisture in the pressure tubing or sensor could affect their accuracy. Replace the pressure tubing when it becomes dirty. Replace the sensor when it becomes faulty. Recalibrate the spirometer after replacing any components.

Caution Do not immerse any part of the spirometer into a cleaning liquid or sterilize it with hot water, steam, or air.

Caution Do not use aromatic hydrocarbons, rubbing alcohol, or solvents on the spirometer.

Caution If you choose to clean the calibration syringe, wipe its external surfaces as needed with a cloth dampened with water only.

Caution Use only parts and accessories supplied with the device and available through Welch Allyn. The use of accessories other than those specified may result in degraded performance of this device.

Caution When you put the spirometer away, store its pressure tubing in a basket or drawer or other place that prevents compression or kinking.

Caution Avoid installing the spirometer in direct sunlight or in a location where it may be affected by significant changes in humidity, ventilation, or airborne particles containing dust, salt, or sulfur.

Caution Keep the spirometer away from splashing fluids.

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Ordering Information for Replacement Parts

Replace the following parts as noted:

•flow transducers & nose clips — Replace for each new patient.

•pressure tubing — Replace when dirty.

•sensor — Replace when faulty.

To order parts, call Welch Allyn. For phone numbers, see page ii.

WARNING Discard all spirometry components according to local regulations.

Item	Material Numbers	Quantity
Disposable flow transducers	703418	25
	703419	100
Pressure tubing (2 meters)	703415	1
Sensor	703552	1
Nose clip	58550-0000	1
Calibration syringe (3 L)	703480	1
Germicidal Sani-Cloth® canister	26004-0000	1
Product information
• Spirometry Reference Chart	71038-3000	1
(wall poster)
• Spirometry Effort Acceptability & Reproducibility	703337	1
(wall poster)
• CP 200 Spirometry Option Quick Reference	703977	1
(small card)
• CP 200 Spirometry Option Directions for Use	708795	1
• CP 200 product information multi-language CD	401151	1

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Getting Help

You can get help with the CP 200 spirometry option in a variety of ways beyond this manual.

•Press the Help key from the initial spirometry screen for a list of topics available to print.

•Review the other information that came with the spirometer. For list, see “Product information” on page 9.

•Contact Welch Allyn. For phone numbers, see page ii.

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“Spirometry Settings” Menu Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Reviewing the Operation Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Reviewing the Calibration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Reviewing the Spirometry Screen Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Reviewing the Spirometry Print Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Reviewing the Patient Data Fields Available . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Reviewing the Interpretation List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Note You can access the spirometry settings only if the spirometer is connected. See “Connecting the Spirometer Components” on page 37.

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“Spirometry Settings” Menu Tree

Spirometry

Settings

Operation				Calibration					Screen
Settings				Settings					Settings
Select Protocol				Calibrate Spirometer					Select Default FVC Curve
Select Adult Predictive Norm				Enable Auto Calibration Report					Select FVC Display Parameters
Select Ped. Predictive Norm				Print Calibration Report

Select Best Effort Formula

Select FVC Reversibility Formula

Select FEV1% Formula

Enable Predictive Points

Enable Predictive Curve

Enable ATS Interp. Results

Enable Composite Norm Values

	Print				Patient Data			Edit
								Interpretation
	Settings				Settings
								List
	Select Efforts				First Name
	Select FVC Curves				Second Last Name
	Select FVC Print Parameters				Middle Initial
	Select Scale				Age/Birth Date
	Print Lung Age				Weight
	Print “Unconfirmed Report”				Smoke Years
	Print “Reviewed By”				Packs/Day
	Print “Patient Cooperation”				Medication
	Print Quality Grades				History
	Print Patient Education				Comments
	Print Physician’s Comments
	Auto Print

Note:

As part of spirometry setup, you can also go to the System Settings > Device Configuration menu and select the following spirometry-related units of measure.

•Flow: L/sec or L/min (units for the y-axis on flow/volume curves)

•Pressure: mmHg, mbar, inHg, kPa (units for the calibration menu’s atmospheric pressure values)

•Temperature: Fahrenheit or Celsius (units for the calibration menu’s temperature values)

For details, see the electrocardiograph manual.

Directions for Use

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Reviewing the Operation Settings

To review or change the settings that affect the overall operation of the spirometer, reflected both on screen and in print, follow these steps.

1.Press the Menu key .

2.Choose Spirometry Settings > Operation Settings. The following screen appears.

Figure 2. “Spirometry Operation Settings” Screen

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Spirometry Operation Settings

1 Select Protocol

2 Select Adult Predictive Norm

3 Select Ped. Predictive Norm

4 Select Best Effort Formula

5 Select FVC Reversibility Formula

6 Select FEV1% Formula

7 Enable Predictive Points

8 Enable Predictive Curve

9 Enable ATS Interp. Results

A Enable Composite Norm Values

3. If desired, change the settings.

Setting	Description
Select Protocol	The selected protocol determines the way the spirometer operates when testing a patient.
	Applicable for FVC testing only. For details, see “Spirometry Protocols” on page 55.
	•	None
	• PCP (primary care practitioner)
	•	NIOSH
	•	OSHA
	• SSD (Social Security & Disability)
Select Adult	The selected adult norm is the primary source of predictive values for adult patients.
Predictive Norm	For details, see “Norm Profiles” on page 66.
Select Ped.	The selected pediatric norm is the primary source of predictive values for pediatric patients.
Predictive Norm	For details, see “Norm Profiles” on page 66.
Select Best Effort	A patient’s best effort is a measurement calculated from a set of efforts. To determine the
Formula	way in which best effort is calculated, choose from these options:
	•	Best Measurement —
		Defines best effort as the single best effort in a set of efforts (best FVC-pre, best FVC-
		post, best SVC). This ATS-recommended method uses the effort with the highest sum
		of FVC + FEV1, or the effort with the highest SVC value. (For details, see the document
		noted in Reference 6 on page 75.)
	•	Best Composite —
		Defines best effort as a composite of the highest parameter values across all selected
		efforts (except FVC and FEV1, which are both selected from the highest sum of
		FVC + FEV1.)

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Setting	Description (continued)
Select FVC	Reversibility is the percentage difference between pre-test and post-test data for FVC
Reversibility Formula	testing. This measurement indicates the effect of medication on lung function. Reversibility
	applies to each parameter separately.
	To determine the way in which reversibility is calculated, choose from these options:
	•	((Post-Pre)/Pre)*100
	•	(Post/Pre)*100
	•	((Post-Pre)/Predictive)*100
Select FEV1%	The FEV1% formula determines the calculation method for a test’s (not an effort’s) overall
Formula	FEV1% value, which affects the automatic interpretation. The variable part of this formula
	is the denominator. Both the numerator and the denominator represent best effort values.
	To determine the way in which FEV1% is calculated, choose from these options:
	•	FVC	(FEV1% = FEV1/FVC)
	•	FIVC	(FEV1% = FEV1/FIVC)
	•	FEV6	(FEV1% = FEV1/FEV6)
	•	Max (FVC, FIVC, SVC)	(FEV1% = FEV1/FVC or FIVC or SVC, whichever is largest)
Enable Predictive	Yes or no. If yes, predictive points display and print. Predictive points may be enabled with
Points	or without the predictive curve. For details, see “predictive points” on page 80.
Enable Predictive	Yes or no. If yes, a curve displays and prints along the predictive points. When the curve is
Curve	enabled, the points are automatically also enabled.
Enable ATS Interp.	Yes or no. If yes, ATS interpretative results are included in the test record. For details, see
Results	“ATS interpretive results” on page 77.
Enable Composite	Yes or no. If yes, any parameters that are not supported in the primary (selected) norm are
Norm Values	given predictive values from alternative (composite) norm sources.

If set to no, only the primary norm’s values are used, no composite values. On the screen and in reports, any unsupported parameters appear without predictive values.

For details, see “About Race Adjustment” on page 69.

Directions for Use

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Reviewing the Calibration Settings

To review or change the settings that affect calibration — or to calibrate the spirometer — follow these steps.

1.Press the Menu key .

2.Choose Spirometry Settings > Calibration Settings. The following screen appears.

Figure 3. “Spirometry Calibration Settings” Screen

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Spirometry Calibration Settings

1 Calibrate Spirometer

2 Enable Auto Calibration Report

3 Print Calibration Report

0 Previous Menu

3. Change any desired settings.

Setting	Description
Calibrate Spirometer	Brings up the Spirometer Calibration screen. See “Calibrating the
	Spirometer” on page 21.
Enable Auto Calibration Report	Yes or no. If yes, a calibration report prints automatically every time you accept
	calibration results.
Print Calibration Report	Prints the most recent calibration report.

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Reviewing the Spirometry Screen Settings

The spirometry screen is the first screen that displays after you enter patient data.

For example, see Figure 28 on page 41. To review or change the settings for this screen, follow these steps.

1.Press the Menu key .

2.Choose Spirometry Settings > Screen Settings. The following screen appears.

Figure 4. “Spirometry Screen Settings” Screen

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Spirometry Screen Settings

1 Select Default FVC Curve

2 Select FVC Display Parameters

0 Previous Menu

3. Change any desired settings.

Setting	Description
Select Default FVC Curve	Choices: volume/time, flow/volume, tidal volume, incentive. The selected default
	curve appears first whenever you begin FVC testing.
Select FVC Display	Choose which FVC-test parameters to display during testing.
Parameters	Choices (up to eight): FVC, FEV1, FEV1%, FEV6, PEF, FEF25-75, FEV0.5, FEV2, FEV3,
	FEV5, FEV1/FEV6, FEV0.5%, FEV2%, FEV3%, FEV5%, FEV6%, FEF25, FEF50, FEF75,
	FEF0.2-1.2, FEF75-85, FET, FIVC, FIV1, FIV1%, PIF, FIF50, FEF50/FIF50.
	Note: For SVC testing, these parameters always display: SVC, ERV, IRV, VT, BF, Tin/
	Tex.

Directions for Use

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Reviewing the Spirometry Print Settings

To review or change the settings that affect printed spirometry reports, follow these steps.

Note FVC and SVC efforts appear in separate print reports, even when they belong to the same test.

1.Press the Menu key .

2.Choose Spirometry Settings > Print Settings. The following screen appears.

Figure 5. “Spirometry Print Settings” Screen

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Spirometry Print Settings

1 Select Efforts

2 Select FVC Curves

3 Select FVC Print Parameters

4 Select Scale

5 Print Lung Age

6 Print “Unconfirmed Report”

7 Print “Reviewed By”

8 Print “Patient Cooperation”

9 Print Quality Grades

A Print Patient Education

3. Change any desired settings.

Setting	Description
Select Efforts	Choose which efforts are included in printed reports by default. If desired, when printing a
	test you can cycle through these choices and change the setting for that one test.
	•	All efforts
		All efforts of each type performed.
	•	Three best efforts
		The three efforts with the highest sum of FVC+FEV1.
	•	Only best effort
		The best effort of each type performed

To learn how to change the definition of best effort, see “Select Best Effort Formula” on page 13.

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Setting (continued)	Description (continued)
Select FVC Curves	Choose which curve type to print for FVC efforts by default. If desired, you can change the
	curve type before you print.
	•	volume/time
	•	flow/volume
	•	tidal volume
	• V/T & F/V (both volume/time and flow/volume)
	• V/T & display (when auto print is selected, prints both volume/time and the displayed
		curve type if flow/volume or tidal volume; incentive screens do not print.)
	•	no curves
	Note: It is not necessary to select a default SVC curve for printing, because SVC curves
	are always volume/time.
Select FVC Print	Choose which FVC-test parameters to include in printed reports. You may select as many
Parameters	parameters as you like. If more are selected than fit on a page, the report continues to
	another page.
	Choices: FVC, FEV1, FEV1%, FEV6, PEF, FEF25-75, FEV0.5, FEV2, FEV3, FEV5, FEV1/FEV6,
	FEV0.5%, FEV2%, FEV3%, FEV5%, FEV6%, FEF25, FEF50, FEF75, FEF0.2-1.2, FEF75-85,
	FET, FIVC, FIV1, FIV1%, PIF, FIF50, FEF50/FIF50.
	Note: It is not necessary to select SVC print parameters, because they all print.
Select Scale	Choose which type of scaling (graph resizing) to use in printed volume/time curves.
	•	Auto scale
		Graph is scaled to a small size.
	•	10 mm/s
		X axis (time) prints at 10 mm/s. Y axis prints at 10 mm/L.
	•	20 mm/s
		X axis (time) prints at 20 mm/s. Y axis prints at 10 mm/L.
Print Lung Age	Yes or no. If yes, the estimated lung age is included in printed reports for patients. For
	details, see “About Lung Age” on page 71.
Print “Unconfirmed	Yes or no. If yes, “Unconfirmed Report” is included in printed reports.
Report”
Print ”Reviewed By”	Yes or no. If yes, “Reviewed By ______________” is included in printed reports, giving
	the clinician a place to sign.
Print “Patient	Yes or no. If yes, “Patient Cooperation _______________” is included in printed
Cooperation”	reports, giving the clinician a place to comment.
Print Quality Grades	Yes or no. If yes, a test-quality grade is included in each printed report. See “About Test-
	Quality Grades” on page 73.
Print Patient Education	Yes or no. If yes, the patient help sheets on asthma and adult smoking prints
	automatically with every report. For examples of these sheets, see “Patient Help Sheets”
	on page 61.
Print Physician’s	Yes or no. If yes, spirometry reports will include an additional blank page (with patient
Comments	information at the top) for physician to write comments on.
Auto Print	Yes or no. If yes, a report prints automatically when you press the Test Done softkey.

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Reviewing the Patient Data Fields Available

To review or change the fields that appear during data entry for spirometry patients, follow these steps.

Note You choose ECG data-entry fields separately, as described in the CP 200

electrocardiograph manual.
1. Press the Menu key	.

2. Choose Spirometry Settings > Patient Data Settings.

The following screen appears.

Figure 6. “Spirometry Patient Data Settings” Screen

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Spirometry Patient Data Settings					Several fields — Patient ID, Last Name, Height,
1	First Name
2 Second Last Name					Gender, and Race — always appear on the
3	Middle Initial				Enter New Patient screen, as shown in Figure 27 on
4	Age/Birth Date				page 39. Since these fields cannot be disabled or
5	Weight				edited, they do not appear on this user-selectable list.
6 Smoke Years
7	Packs/Day
8	Medication
9	History

AComments

3.Change any desired settings.

For most of these fields, you have two choices: on (enabled) or off (disabled). Disabled fields neither display nor print.

You must choose either Age or Birth Date. This field cannot be disabled.

For more details on these settings, see the description of patient data fields in the electrocardiograph manual.

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Reviewing the Interpretation List

To review or change the list of interpretative phrases that you can add to the interpretation area of the screen and reports, follow these steps.

1.Press the Menu key .

2.Choose Spirometry Settings > Edit Interpretation List. The following screen appears.

Figure 7. “Spirometry Interpretation List” Screen

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Spirometry Interpretation List

ATS Obstruction - May be a physiological variation

ATS Obstruction - Mild

ATS Obstruction - Moderate

ATS Obstruction - Moderately Severe

ATS Obstruction - Normal

ATS Obstruction - Severe

ATS Obstruction - Very Severe

ATS Restriction - Mild

Add Delete Exit

3. Press the desired softkeys.

Softkey	Effect
Add	Lets you add statements to the list, up to a total of 50.
Delete	Deletes the highlighted statement.
Exit	Returns to the Spirometry Settings screen.

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3 Calibrating the Spirometer

About Calibration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Performing a Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Printing Calibration Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

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About Calibration

The American Thoracic Society recommends calibrating a spirometer every day before testing. In addition, each time you open a new package of flow transducers, verify the lot number on the package label. If this lot number differs from the lot number used during the most recent calibration, you must recalibrate the spirometer before resuming testing.

There are two types of calibration:

•Single-flow calibration

One inhale/exhale cycle.

•Multiple-flow calibration

Three inhale/exhale cycles at three different rates:

3 L in 1 second (3 L/s)

3 L in 3 seconds (1 L/s)

3 L in 6 seconds (0.5 L/s)

Note If you want to add efforts to a saved test, the calibration must stay the same. Whenever you recalibrate, you lose the ability to add new efforts to tests that were saved earlier.

For a diagram illustrating this procedure, see Figure 8 on page 23.

For step-by-step calibration instructions, see “Performing a Calibration” on page 24.

For information on reviewing or changing the settings that affect calibration, see “Reviewing the Calibration Settings” on page 15.

Caution For proper performance, the calibration syringe itself must be recalibrated every year. See its calibration certificate for the most recent calibration date. When the syringe is due for recalibration, return it to the manufacturer. For details, see “Service Policy” on page 51.

Directions for Use

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Figure 8. Calibration, Process Diagram

For step-by-step procedure, see “Performing a Calibration” on page 24.

Calibrate

Simulate exhalation & inhalation.

(3x if multiple flow.)

Accept?

Yes

Calibration report prints (if enabled).

Go to
Spirometer Calibration
initial screen
Fill in transducer
calibration code, etc.
Verify?	Verify
Or calibrate?
	Simulate exhalation
	& inhalation.
No	Yes
	Retry?
	No

Continue previous procedure.

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Performing a Calibration

WARNING To avoid the risk of cross-contamination, always use a new flow transducer when calibrating the spirometer. Observe all safety information that came with the flow transducers.

Note When you open a new package of flow transducers, disregard the calibration CD that is shipped with them. The CP 200 spirometer does not use the calibration file on this CD.

1.Go to the Spirometer Calibration initial screen (Figure 9). You can get to this screen in either of two ways:

•At prompt

Press in response to the Calibrate Now? prompt, which appears the first time you press the Spirometry key each day (as described in Step 3 on page 39).

•Anytime

Press the Menu key , then choose Spirometry Settings > Calibration Settings > Calibrate Spirometer.

Figure 9. “Spirometer Calibration” Initial Screen

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Spirometer Calibration

Transducer Lot Code:	2
Transducer Cal Code:	WKKVDXPB7
Syringe Volume (L):	3.000
Temperature (F):	77.00
Humidity (%):	50.00
Pressure (mmHg):	759.06
Last Calibration:	10/15/2005 3:8:39 PM
Volumes in/ex (L):	-3.000/3.000

Enter the current settings, and then press calibrate.

Verify	Calibrate	Calibrate
Calibration	1 Flow	3 Flows

2.Fill in all fields.

•Transducer lot and “cal” codes appear on the transducer package label, as shown in Figure 10.

•For the syringe volume, see the sticker on the calibration syringe.

•Update the temperature, humidity, and pressure. See your local weather reports. The temperature must be 10°–40° C, 50°–104° F. The atmospheric pressure must be 600–1100 mbar, 450–825 mmHg, 18–32 inHg, 60–110 kPa.

Note To learn how to change the pressure units, see page 12.