by paadmin | Jun 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
A new list of relative contraindications was added. Spirometers are now required to meet International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 26782 standards, but with a maximum permissible accuracy error of ±2.5%. Device quality assurance procedures were updated....
by paadmin | May 12, 2020 | News You Can Use
Both the ATS and ACOEM stress the importance of Spirometry refresher training, since it has been observed that test performance by well trained technicians can decay over a period of time resulting in an increasing prevalence of poor quality data. Poor quality data...
by paadmin | May 12, 2020 | News You Can Use
BackgroundAccording to NIOSH, the number one cause of work related disease and injury in the workplace is Occupational Lung Diseases. This fact, along with the increasing incidence of disabling lung diseases due to cigarette smoking may be sufficient reason for...
by paadmin | May 12, 2020 | News You Can Use
Stand by for some grim statistics. Chronic Respiratory Diseases (COPD) in the U.S. is reaching epidemic proportions. An estimated 28 million are affected, and in addition, 400,00 workers develop occupationally related disorders annually. The associated costs total...
by paadmin | May 12, 2020 | News You Can Use
In spirometry testing, you may have noticed that the players don’t just step up to the mound and perform their best. They need firm and consistent coaching from the sidelines to give that maximal effort needed for a valid test. The spirometry game becomes a...
by paadmin | May 12, 2020 | News You Can Use
Identify those nurses who will be collecting spirometry data. Verify training. Identify the make and model of spirometers that will be used to collect data. Establish the spirometer program criteria that will be used for all spirometers in use. Establish testing...
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...
