by paadmin | May 12, 2020 | News You Can Use
The ATS 1994 Update recommends that spirometry data collection programs be subject to a Quality Control review to insure the continued collection of valid data. The basis for this recommendation stems from the National Lung Health Study which demonstrated that a...
by paadmin | May 12, 2020 | News You Can Use
The goal of each prebronchodilator testing set and post-bronchodilator testing set is to achieve a minimum of three acceptable FEY 1 and three acceptable PVC measurements. Note that acceptable FEV1 and acceptable PVC measurements are not necessarily from the same...
by paadmin | May 12, 2020 | News You Can Use
Because Spirometry requires a maximum cooperation from the subject, and anything less than maximum can result in an invalid test or a false negative or positive, wouldn’t it be useful if there were a mechanism available to help you, the technician, determine the...
by paadmin | May 12, 2020 | News You Can Use
(Palmer Associates Inc.’ Teaching Philosophy)”Hello, Students. So your employer sent you for our two day course at this nice hotel so you can earn a certificate by passing an exam tomorrow afternoon”? Feeling a little pressure? Who...
by paadmin | May 12, 2020 | News You Can Use
Fainting is the most common complication of Spirometry. Although it rarely results in injury, it is disturbing to both subject and technician and may be hazardous in some instances. For safety of the subject, piece of mind of the technician or nurse, and for optimal...
by paadmin | May 12, 2020 | News You Can Use
Spirometry training provides the student with the basic knowledge and skills to correctly perform the test and obtain meaningful data. There needs to be a complete understanding of the three phases of the spirogram curve and what happens to them when acceptability...
