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Spirometry loop components
Spirometry loop components:
1. Volume axis
2. Pressure axis
3. Real-time loop (yellow)
4. Reference loop (grey)
5. There are three types of spirometry loops
that can be selected from the Loop Type
drop-down menu: Pressure-Volume
(Paw-Vol), Flow-Volume (Flow-Vol), and
Pressure-Flow (Paw-Flow).
Saving, viewing and deleting spirometry loops
Spirometry loops can be saved, viewed, and
deleted through the Spirometry menu.
1. Save Loop: To store a loop to memory,
select Save Loop. Up to six loops can be
saved.
2. Show Ref. Loop: To view a saved loop,
set Show Ref. Loop to the time at which
it was saved.
3. Delete Ref Loop: To delete a saved loop,
set Delete Ref. Loop to the time at
which it was saved.
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