Testing the Micromedical Spida 5 in Clinical

Before you begin

Procedure

  1. Select Tools > Tool Box > > Respiratory Function from the patient's Clinical window. The Respiratory tab appears.

  2. Click Device to use the Micromedical Spida 5 Spirometer device to record values.
  3. Click on Record The Available Spirometer Machines window is displayed if more than one device is installed. Select the device you wish to use from this window.
  4. Once the Spida 5 software is displayed, click the New Examination button.
  5. Click OK on the connected spirometer.

  6. Once the test has been performed close out of the Spida 5 software.
  7. The Spirometry Results window appears.

  8. Click Close The test results are imported into the Respiratory tab in Clinical.

    Using the Graph View

    • Click Graph to display the patient's record in graph format. Use the scroll bar to view different sections of the graph.
    • Click Print to print the sections of the graph displayed on the screen.
    • Click Close to close the Graph window and return to patient's Clinical window.