Cosmed microQuark - Table of Contents

Table of contents
Table of contents ........................................................................................................................................................................ 3
Getting started ........................................................................................................................................................................... 5
 Important notices ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 6
 Intended use ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 6
 Warnings ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
 Contraindications ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 8
 Contraindications for the spirometry testing ................................................................................................................................................. 8
Absolute contraindications ........................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Relative contraindications ............................................................................................................................................................................. 8
 Contraindications for Bronchial Provocation testing ...................................................................................................................................... 8
Absolute contraindications ........................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Relative contraindications ............................................................................................................................................................................. 8
 Environmental condition of use ........................................................................................................................................................................... 9
 EMC ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
 Overview of the manual .................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
 MicroQuark overview ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 16
 MicroQuark unit .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 16
 The flowmeter ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 16
 Paper mouthpieces ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
 Antibacterial filters ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
 Nose clips .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Installation .............................................................................................................................................................................. 19
 Before starting .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 20
 Checking the packing contents .................................................................................................................................................................... 20
 Options/Accessories .................................................................................................................................................................................... 20
 Preparing MicroQuark ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 21
 How to contact COSMED .................................................................................................................................................................................... 22
Complaints, feedback and suggestions ....................................................................................................................................................... 22
System maintenance ................................................................................................................................................................ 23
 System maintenance ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 24
 Cleaning and disinfecting .................................................................................................................................................................................. 25
 Prevention of infection transmission ........................................................................................................................................................... 25
Transmission to technicians ........................................................................................................................................................................ 25
Cross-contamination ................................................................................................................................................................................... 25
Tuberculosis ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 25
Haemoptysis and oral lesions ...................................................................................................................................................................... 25
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