PFT Test Results

[Alyssa]

I know that PFT's can vary a little bit each time you do them, but has anyone ever noticed a substantial difference in your numbers if you changed facilities -- perhaps using slightly different (newer or older) equipment?

 

[Alyssa]

I know that PFT's can vary a little bit each time you do them, but has anyone ever noticed a substantial difference in your numbers if you changed facilities -- perhaps using slightly different (newer or older) equipment?

 

[Alyssa]

I know that PFT's can vary a little bit each time you do them, but has anyone ever noticed a substantial difference in your numbers if you changed facilities -- perhaps using slightly different (newer or older) equipment?

 

[Alyssa]

I know that PFT's can vary a little bit each time you do them, but has anyone ever noticed a substantial difference in your numbers if you changed facilities -- perhaps using slightly different (newer or older) equipment?

 

[Alyssa]

I know that PFT's can vary a little bit each time you do them, but has anyone ever noticed a substantial difference in your numbers if you changed facilities -- perhaps using slightly different (newer or older) equipment?

 

[Alyssa]

I know that PFT's can vary a little bit each time you do them, but has anyone ever noticed a substantial difference in your numbers if you changed facilities -- perhaps using slightly different (newer or older) equipment?

 

[lightNlife]

My PFTs are consistent regardless of machine type. Each pulmonary function lab (or whichever facility is using the equipment) adheres to the same protocol for calculating the results.

Here's a more technical explanation of why PFT results are consistent from place to place:

Whenever a spirometer or similar product is going through the process to be approved for use, something called a "validation test" or "equivalency testing"is performed. How this works is someone in a lab takes three (or more) pieces of new equipment and compares it to the equipment that is already available. They run tests to make sure both types of equipment produce the same results within a small enough margin of error. Depending on how rigid the requirements are (and they're rigid for health care equipment!), both types of equipment should have the same results 99.97% of the time. If they don't, they are recalibrated.

I have experience calibrating spirometers and electronic peak flow meters as well as air sampling equipment. There are regulations in place that require that type of equipment to be re-calibrated regularly so as to eliminate variation in the results.

 

[lightNlife]

My PFTs are consistent regardless of machine type. Each pulmonary function lab (or whichever facility is using the equipment) adheres to the same protocol for calculating the results.

Here's a more technical explanation of why PFT results are consistent from place to place:

Whenever a spirometer or similar product is going through the process to be approved for use, something called a "validation test" or "equivalency testing"is performed. How this works is someone in a lab takes three (or more) pieces of new equipment and compares it to the equipment that is already available. They run tests to make sure both types of equipment produce the same results within a small enough margin of error. Depending on how rigid the requirements are (and they're rigid for health care equipment!), both types of equipment should have the same results 99.97% of the time. If they don't, they are recalibrated.

I have experience calibrating spirometers and electronic peak flow meters as well as air sampling equipment. There are regulations in place that require that type of equipment to be re-calibrated regularly so as to eliminate variation in the results.

 

[lightNlife]

My PFTs are consistent regardless of machine type. Each pulmonary function lab (or whichever facility is using the equipment) adheres to the same protocol for calculating the results.

Here's a more technical explanation of why PFT results are consistent from place to place:

Whenever a spirometer or similar product is going through the process to be approved for use, something called a "validation test" or "equivalency testing"is performed. How this works is someone in a lab takes three (or more) pieces of new equipment and compares it to the equipment that is already available. They run tests to make sure both types of equipment produce the same results within a small enough margin of error. Depending on how rigid the requirements are (and they're rigid for health care equipment!), both types of equipment should have the same results 99.97% of the time. If they don't, they are recalibrated.

I have experience calibrating spirometers and electronic peak flow meters as well as air sampling equipment. There are regulations in place that require that type of equipment to be re-calibrated regularly so as to eliminate variation in the results.

 

[lightNlife]

My PFTs are consistent regardless of machine type. Each pulmonary function lab (or whichever facility is using the equipment) adheres to the same protocol for calculating the results.

Here's a more technical explanation of why PFT results are consistent from place to place:

Whenever a spirometer or similar product is going through the process to be approved for use, something called a "validation test" or "equivalency testing"is performed. How this works is someone in a lab takes three (or more) pieces of new equipment and compares it to the equipment that is already available. They run tests to make sure both types of equipment produce the same results within a small enough margin of error. Depending on how rigid the requirements are (and they're rigid for health care equipment!), both types of equipment should have the same results 99.97% of the time. If they don't, they are recalibrated.

I have experience calibrating spirometers and electronic peak flow meters as well as air sampling equipment. There are regulations in place that require that type of equipment to be re-calibrated regularly so as to eliminate variation in the results.

 

[lightNlife]

My PFTs are consistent regardless of machine type. Each pulmonary function lab (or whichever facility is using the equipment) adheres to the same protocol for calculating the results.

Here's a more technical explanation of why PFT results are consistent from place to place:

Whenever a spirometer or similar product is going through the process to be approved for use, something called a "validation test" or "equivalency testing"is performed. How this works is someone in a lab takes three (or more) pieces of new equipment and compares it to the equipment that is already available. They run tests to make sure both types of equipment produce the same results within a small enough margin of error. Depending on how rigid the requirements are (and they're rigid for health care equipment!), both types of equipment should have the same results 99.97% of the time. If they don't, they are recalibrated.

I have experience calibrating spirometers and electronic peak flow meters as well as air sampling equipment. There are regulations in place that require that type of equipment to be re-calibrated regularly so as to eliminate variation in the results.

 

[lightNlife]

My PFTs are consistent regardless of machine type. Each pulmonary function lab (or whichever facility is using the equipment) adheres to the same protocol for calculating the results.

Here's a more technical explanation of why PFT results are consistent from place to place:

Whenever a spirometer or similar product is going through the process to be approved for use, something called a "validation test" or "equivalency testing"is performed. How this works is someone in a lab takes three (or more) pieces of new equipment and compares it to the equipment that is already available. They run tests to make sure both types of equipment produce the same results within a small enough margin of error. Depending on how rigid the requirements are (and they're rigid for health care equipment!), both types of equipment should have the same results 99.97% of the time. If they don't, they are recalibrated.

I have experience calibrating spirometers and electronic peak flow meters as well as air sampling equipment. There are regulations in place that require that type of equipment to be re-calibrated regularly so as to eliminate variation in the results.

 

[JazzysMom]

I have seen it, but dont think it was the equipment.

I did it at our local hospital once and their procedure is much different then at my CF clinic so I think I was out of sorts. They had me stand when I was use to sitting. They didnt "encourage" me like the clinic does.

So even tho the machines might be comparative as lightnlife says....I think there are other factors that can produce a change.

 

[JazzysMom]

I have seen it, but dont think it was the equipment.

I did it at our local hospital once and their procedure is much different then at my CF clinic so I think I was out of sorts. They had me stand when I was use to sitting. They didnt "encourage" me like the clinic does.

So even tho the machines might be comparative as lightnlife says....I think there are other factors that can produce a change.

 

[JazzysMom]

I have seen it, but dont think it was the equipment.

I did it at our local hospital once and their procedure is much different then at my CF clinic so I think I was out of sorts. They had me stand when I was use to sitting. They didnt "encourage" me like the clinic does.

So even tho the machines might be comparative as lightnlife says....I think there are other factors that can produce a change.

 

[JazzysMom]

I have seen it, but dont think it was the equipment.

I did it at our local hospital once and their procedure is much different then at my CF clinic so I think I was out of sorts. They had me stand when I was use to sitting. They didnt "encourage" me like the clinic does.

So even tho the machines might be comparative as lightnlife says....I think there are other factors that can produce a change.

 

[JazzysMom]

I have seen it, but dont think it was the equipment.

I did it at our local hospital once and their procedure is much different then at my CF clinic so I think I was out of sorts. They had me stand when I was use to sitting. They didnt "encourage" me like the clinic does.

So even tho the machines might be comparative as lightnlife says....I think there are other factors that can produce a change.

 

[JazzysMom]

I have seen it, but dont think it was the equipment.

I did it at our local hospital once and their procedure is much different then at my CF clinic so I think I was out of sorts. They had me stand when I was use to sitting. They didnt "encourage" me like the clinic does.

So even tho the machines might be comparative as lightnlife says....I think there are other factors that can produce a change.

 

[NoExcuses]

i've done mine at my CF Center, Minnesota and NIH and they've all been the same....

 

[NoExcuses]

i've done mine at my CF Center, Minnesota and NIH and they've all been the same....