PULMONARY FUNCTION TESTING EXHALYZER ® Plus

Early detection of small airway disease such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and cystic fibrosis (CF) is of great importance for further disease progression. The EXHALYZER®Plus offers comprehensive possibilities for effective pulmonary function testing, including the most widely applied spirometry and more sensitive multiple breath washout, revealing detailed information on the small airways. Controlled by SPIROWARE® software, it is easy to use and meets highest standards of functionality. Intuitive control with the comprehensive SPIROWARE® software for measuring, evaluation...

EXHALYZER ®Plus WIDE RANGE OF PULMONARY FUNCTION TESTS From tidal breathing analysis to inert gas washouts, from volumetric capnography to spirometry, the EXHALYZER®Plus offers various tests to assess lung function. G MULTIPLE BREATH WASHOUT (MBW) is a more sensitive method for early detection of lung disease and damage to the small airways than spirometry, which assesses the larger airways. The test measures how fast an inert gas can be removed from the lungs. Typically, the decline in nitrogen concentration is measured while breathing pure oxygen.1,2,3 LUNG CLEARANCE INDEX (LCI, Scond, Sacin)...

INERT GAS WASHOUT (N2MBW) The washout test measures the efficiency of gas mixing in the lungs and is a very sensitive method for the diagnosis of small airway disease. The test requires the inhalation of pure oxygen to eliminate the lung's resident nitrogen. The washout test can be performed as a single breath or multiple breath test. G FRC G Pacin*VT ••••> Pacin G Vd CO2 Fowler G LC12.5 ""> M1/M0 ••••> 1st breath SnIII*VT ••■■> Vd CO2 Langley ••■> LCI5 G M2/M0 G 1st breath SnIII G TBFVL RQ G Scond*VT G Scond ••••> norm. et N2@TO6 '"> TBVFL etCO2 TIDAL BREATHING ANALYSIS The analysis of tidal...