Competency information
Details
Clinically interpret spirometry, bronchodilator response, lung volumes and gas transfer in a range of patient conditions and age groups.
Considerations
- Common presenting conditions and pathological processes underlying the presentation of patients referred for these investigations.
- Interpret data in the context of accepted levels of significance and recommendations for further investigations and management.
- Identification of common artefacts.
- The effect and implications of artefacts on the investigation results and the actions needed to be taken to rectify them.
- Normal anatomy and physiology of the respiratory system.
- Compare the values/traces obtained with the normal range/values related to each type of investigation procedure.
- Standard operating procedures (SOPs).
- Range of techniques for each measurement in children and adults with complex conditions. These may include, but not be limited to, patients with scoliosis and neuromuscular dysfunctions, and patients with special needs, such as those with learning disabilities or sensory limitations.
- Rationale for specific test selection.
- Correct annotation of the recording.
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 1 | Outcome Clinically interpret spirometry, bronchodilator response, lung volumes and gas transfer in a range of patients, including those with more complex conditions. Such conditions may include, but not be limited to, patients with scoliosis, sensory limitations and learning disabilities, and neuromuscular compromised patients. |