Welch Allyn Schiller AT-2plus - SVC, MVV, and MV Test Procedures

AT-2plus User Guide Spirometry Supplement Page 7
Art. No. 2. 510339wa ©1999
AT-2plus User Guide Spirometry Supplement Page 7
Art. No. 2. 510339wa ©1999
Procedure Overview
MVV Test
KEY
3
AUTO
The patient should breathe as deeply and as rapidly as possible
over a period of 6 to 12 seconds.
WARNING EXTREME CARE SHOULD BE EXERCISED
WHEN PERFORMING THIS TEST AS THERE IS
A DANGER OF HYPERVENTILATION. ENSURE
THAT THE PATIENT IS SITTING DOWN.
MV Test
KEY
4
5
The patient should breathe as normally as possible for up to 60
seconds, but for at least 20 seconds.
Slow Vital Capacity (SVC) Test
KEY
2
The patient should breathe normally 3 times and then
inhale maximally to total lung capacity and then expire
maximally. Make sure that the patient understands what
is required of him.
Procedure Overview
MVV Test
KEY
3
AUTO
The patient should breathe as deeply and as rapidly as possible
over a period of 6 to 12 seconds.
WARNING EXTREME CARE SHOULD BE EXERCISED
WHEN PERFORMING THIS TEST AS THERE IS
A DANGER OF HYPERVENTILATION. ENSURE
THAT THE PATIENT IS SITTING DOWN.
MV Test
KEY
4
5
The patient should breathe as normally as possible for up to 60
seconds, but for at least 20 seconds.
Slow Vital Capacity (SVC) Test
KEY
2
The patient should breathe normally 3 times and then
inhale maximally to total lung capacity and then expire
maximally. Make sure that the patient understands what
is required of him.