Spiro (Breathe) meter (to measure)
Spirometry indications:
- Diagnosing and monitoring airway diseases
- Neuromuscular disorders affecting lung
- Preoperative evaluation of lung function
Contraindications
- Haemoptysis
- Pneumothorax
- Recent eye/ abdomino-thoracic surgery
- Recent ACS
People breathe into a machine connected to a computer (breathing part) and some parameters are measured ( the metry)
For grad level you need to know the following algorithm:
To differentiate Chronic bronchitis from Emphysema, we need another test DLCO (Not part of a Spirometry test) which:
If LOW : Emphysema