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IQmark Digital Spirometer Operation Manual

Patient Data Fields – Required for Spirometry

Field Diagnostic

Role

Description

Race Yes Used for information and diagnostic analysis in

Reference Values equations if ethnic reductions are

enabled.

Select one of several pre-labeled choices from the list.

If the patient’s race is not listed, if you do not know

the patient’s race, or if the patient is of multiracial

origin, use Appendix I for assistance.

Date of Birth

(age)

( mm/dd/yyyy

i.e. 02/14/1961 )

Yes Used for information and diagnostic analysis in

Reference Values equations.

Enter using a month/day/year format (this order may

be changed in IQmark Configuration settings). Enter 2

digits each for month and day and all four digits for

the year. The Spirometer interpretive program uses

this data to calculate the age of the patient.

Sex Yes Used for information and diagnostic analysis in

Reference Values equations.

Select the appropriate gender.

Height Yes Used for information and diagnostic analysis in

Reference Values equations (in Vital Signs tab).

Use only numbers. Data may be entered in either

English or Metric units, depending on which option is

selected in the IQmark Configuration Settings.

Vital Signs Tab

The Vital Signs tab displays on top when the Patient Data screen is opened. This tab

enables the user to enter and track the patient’s vital signs over time. The user can enter

the vital signs when entering new patient information. After the patient has been saved,

the user can enter additional vital signs by clicking on the New Vital Signs button. This

clears the BP, Pulse, Temperature and SpO

and enables you to enter new vital signs

readings.

After vital sign measurements are entered, click the Review Vital Signs button to

display all previously entered vital signs. These measurements will be display in a table as

well as on a user defined graph.

The following table provides a brief description of the function for each field. Fields that

play a diagnostic role in the interpretive program are noted. Additional information about

the Vital Signs tab can be found in the Diagnostic Workstation Operation Manual.

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