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Create GE Spirometry Reports

Before you start recording, ensure that the equipment is connected to the PC.

For more information on how to use GE CardioSoft functionality, refer to the GE CardioSoft Operator's Manual.

  1. Prepare the patient for the test as needed.
  2. In NextGen® Enterprise EHR, load a patient and select a location and provider.
  3. Open the Integrated Equipment Module.
  4. Select Acquire Report and select GE CardioSoft Spirometry.
    The GE CardioSoft application starts and displays the Test Information window.

  5. Before the test starts:
    • Configure and select the appropriate settings as needed.
    • Explain the test procedure to the patient.
  6. On the Test Information window:
    • For each tab, enter or select all relevant information and select OK.
    • If you are performing a Flow-Volume measurement:
      • Select the Start Test button.
      • If prompted, select OK to confirm that the patient is not yet breathing through the sensor.
      • Have the patient exhale and inhale as directed.
      • Select the Stop Test button.
      • Repeat the test as needed.
      • Select Best test to display the new best test (including system evaluation) of the tests completed so far.
    • If you are performing a Bronchodilator test after medication, measure the dilatation as follows:
      • Select the Start Bronchodilator Test button.
      • If a spirogram of this patient has been recorded earlier the same day, the system prompts if the test is the pre-dilation test.
      • Select Yes or No as needed.
      • Conduct the remainder of the test as a normal flow-volume measurement.
    • After the tests have been completed, select the Post Test Review button.

      The Test Summary appears.

    • Select the tabs at the top of the page to view related data.
    • Perform post-test related tasks by clicking the buttons on the Test Summary window as needed.
    • After performing post-test review, select the Back to EMR button to return to the IEM.

      A new GE CardioSoft Spirometry ECG report appears in the IEM grid and an Equipment Report indicator appears in the History toolbar under the encounter.