Essential Spirometry: Including Screening for Respiratory Disease
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The content of this module includes:
• Applied anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology e.g. lung volumes, common disorders.
• Patient assessment including the context of spirometry within the full clinical history and
examination.
• Performing spirometry including rationale, care and use of equipment e.g. calibration,
patient preparation and current guidelines
Interpretation of spirometry including lung function terminology, calculations and their
significance.
• Assessment of reliability, validity, reproducibility and acceptability of tracing.
• Issues related to the performance and interpretation of bronchodilator and steroid
reversibility testing.
• The case for spirometry screening a method of early diagnosis, including exploration of
issues related to screening e.g. at what age, cost analysis, resource allocation etc
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Further Details
This module will enable healthcare professionals to:
• Demonstrate the process of performing spirometry.
• Evaluate the importance of the correct performance of spirometry and apply this to the
interpretation of results.
• Demonstrate an understanding of concepts of standardisation and reproducibility as they apply to
the process of recording and interpreting spirometry.
• Evaluate current directives and guidelines relating to the use of spirometry as a screening tool,
understand the case for screening and implementation of case finding strategies.
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