Technical Standards for Spirometry

Technical Standards for Spirometry

Type of service:      Writing from Scratch

Work type:   Report (any type)/Brief report

Format:         APA

Pages:            3 pages (1650 words, Single spaced

Academic level:       Undergrad. (yrs 3-4)

Subject or discipline:         Medical Sciences (Anatomy, Physiology, Pharmacology etc.)

Title:   Technical Standards for Spirometry

Number of sources:           0

Calibration, Artefacts and Acceptibility for Spirometry testing

Clinical Physiological measurement requires equipment calibration and monitoring of test results to evealuate technical acceptibility. Describe the reccomended practices for calibration, detection of artifactual recordings and methods for rectifying artifacts, and assessing the acceptibility of test measurements for spirometry testing

Calibration, Artefacts and Acceptibility for Spirometry testing

 

Assessment item 2 – Report: Technical Standards for Spirometry

Submission method options: EASTS (online)

TASK

Task: Write a technical report that explains three areas of quality assurance in the clinical performance of spirometry.

Your report should contain the following formal headings:

  1. Introduction (5 or so lines explaining the relevance of the report to the reader)
  2. Recommended practice for spirometer calibration
  3. Detection of artefactual recordings and methods for rectifying artifacts
  4. Assessing the acceptability and reproducibility of test measurements
  5. Conclusion (5 or so lines summarising your main findings)

See the Subject Outline section on PRESENTATION and the marking rubric for guidelines on standards for this assessment item.

RATIONALE

SUBJECT LEARNING OUTCOMES

This assessment task will assess the following learning outcome/s:

  • be able to describe the influence of spirometer characteristics on the accuracy of physiological assessment.
  • be able to define the indices measured in spirometric measurement.
  • be able to describe the minimum performance specifications of spirometers and the

processes of calibration and quality control.

  • be able to outline the minimum patient performance requirements for spirometry

measurement.

  • be able to outline diagnosis and clinical assessment of ventilation or brain function via

relevant clinical testing methods.

This assignment is designed to assess your understanding of criteria necessary to obtain acceptable physiological measurement results. Your ability to clearly outline the process of calibration, presentation of common artifacts and acceptability of measurements will be evaluated.

GRADUATE LEARNING OUTCOMES

This task also contributes to the assessment of the following CSU Graduate Learning Outcome/s (https://student.csu.edu.au/study/glo):

  • Professional Practice (Knowledge) – Charles Sturt Graduates possess the knowledge and understanding of the discipline and the nature of professionalism required for the

given profession or discipline in contemporary societies.

  • Professional Practice (Skill) – Charles Sturt Graduates demonstrate discipline-specific

technical capabilities and self-appraisal required for a beginning practitioner or professional.

PRESENTATION

Assessment Item 2 must be electronically submitted, in MS-WORD compatible format, by EASTS. The marking will be done electronically, so you will receive back your assignment electronically with markup on the electronic copy.

  • Font Size: 12 point
  • Font Style: Calibri
  • Line Spacing: Single
  • Cover page: YES

Cover page to contain:

  • student name and student number;
  • subject code and subject name;
  • subject lecturer;
  • assessment title: Assessment Item 2: ‘insert your assessment item title for your report

here’

  • due date;
  • date of submission.

All students are asked to sign a statement electronically, via EASTS, declaring that:

  • the assignment is their own work;
  • they are aware of CSU’s requirements on Academic Integrity; and
  • acknowledge that CSU may use electronic plagiarism detection tools.

Assessment item 2 will be submitted to Turnitin for plagiarism detection – please avoid plagiarism by reading the guide (see below for link) because, if it is detected, it automatically invokes the academic misconduct policy.

Referencing guidelines

Assessment items submitted at CSU must have in-text citations and references in APA6 format. This can most easily and painlessly be done using a reference manager, such as Endnote, which is free to CSU students. A short, introductory video to using Endnote will be made available to you during the session. Correct and consistent referencing is an important component of producing professional and credible academic work; marks will be deducted for inadequate referencing. Your subject coordinator will inform you of any specific requirements for referencing in this discipline.

APA6 referencing guide: hw.csu.edu.au/student-services/my-studies/learning/pdfs/apa.pdf

Download Endnote reference manager: libguides.csu.edu.au/endnote

Get help with writing: student.csu.edu.au/study/resources

Avoid plagiarism: student.csu.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/186501/ CSU_GuideToAvoidingPlagiarism.pdf

Use of non-discriminatory language: Students should take care to use non-discriminatory language in their work.

REQUIREMENTS

Your required performance for each dimension to satisfactorily complete this assessment item:

  • Address the assignment instructions
  • Show evidence of basic reading relevant to the topic
  • Present a structured and comprehensible discussion
  • Demonstrate an acceptable standard of literacy including appropriate sentence and paragraph construction
  • Demonstrate general understanding of the issues and a capacity to place them in a practical context
  • Include a reference list Referencing

The APA referencing style is prescribed by the School of Biomedical Sciences for all its subjects.