Chapter Outline
Explaining the test | Common worker problems and corrective actions |
Demonstrating the test | Post test procedures |
Worker positioning and correct test posture | Data validation |
Number of blows | Blowing induced bronchoconstriction / bronchodilation |
Timing of tests | Support for compromised workers |
Test procedures | Test quality grading |
Exhalation only vs full flow-volume loops | Complications of spirometry |
Tips on coaching the worker to give good results | Critical factors when conducting spirometry testing over time |
Educational Aims
After studying this chapter, you should be able to:
Explain and demonstrate a spirometric manoeuvre to allay workers’s fears and obtain maximum cooperationKey Terms
Data validation | Usability |
Testing posture | Repeatability |
Explain and demonstrate | Bronchodilator responsiveness testing |
Baseline spirometry | Reversibility |
Acceptability |