Testing the PonyFX Spirometer in Clinical
Before you begin
Procedure
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Select Clinical window. The
Respiratorytab appears.
from the patient's - Click Device to use the Cosmed Pony/Pony FX device to record values.
- Click 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.
- On the Pony device, enter the date and press the Patient button.
- Enter the patient details and press the FVC button.
- Have the patient perform the test.
- After test is performed press ENTER until Clinical returns to the main test window.
- Press the Utility button and choose post test.
- Enter the number of the Pre test and press the FVC button. Enter a quantity.
- Perform the test and press ENTER to return to the main test window.
- Click the Pony software from the Windows taskbar.
- Go to the Test menu and choose receive. Select the Pony.
- Click receive and on the Pony device click the Utility button.
- Choose transmit data. The data should transfer to the software.
- Click the binoculars button, choose the relevant patient and click OK.
- Press the link button to link the test to the selected patient. Link the post test as well if one has been performed.
- Click Close.
- Open file menu and choose patients.
- Select the tests to display by clicking individually on them so they are highlighted and click OK.
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Close the Clinical test window and tests are exported from software to 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.
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To delete old tests in the Pony Spirometer:
- Click the Utility button.
- Press 5 on the key pad and enter code as instructed on Pony Spirometer.
- Click ENTER. The Pony Spirometer prints a list of tests erased.
- Pony will print a docket to say that it has been erased.
- Enter the new ID code.