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• Consider increasing the inspiratory flow to shorten the inspiration.
• Consider ventilating the subject prior to running this test.
• Consider adjusting (increasing) the anesthesia.
Overlays of Consecutive PV Tests Differ
When you are looking at PFT test results, you can select multiple rows in the PV table to overlay their results as
illustrated below:
One test for repeatability of data is to overlay 2 consecutive tests. With the PV test you should get very consistent
results, so an overlaid test should trace almost identically. If one particular curve is an outlier, right click and select
“Reject Data”.