Competency information
Details
Interpret technically data from adult patients and generate a report for:
- spirometry
- lung volumes
- gas transfer.
Considerations
- Normal reference ranges.
- Typical patterns and results for common respiratory diseases.
- How to check accuracy of recording, identify artefacts and determine suitability for analysis.
- How to download data and produce results in an appropriate format for the next stage of processing.
- The possible clinical outcomes for the patients.
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 1 | Outcome Perform, analyse and develop skills in the interpretation of routine spirometry in patients referred for routine investigation. |
| # 2 | Outcome Perform, analyse and develop skills in the interpretation of the measurement of lung volumes in patients referred for routine investigation. |
| # 3 | Outcome Perform, analyse and develop skills in the interpretation of the measurement of gas transfer. |