Basic Techniques In Buying A Spirometer

By Tiffany Gill


Due to technological advancement, an apparatus called spirometer is used nowadays to measure the volume expired and inspired by the lungs. This would help a physician detects on what lung difficulty does his patient is suffering. Some of it even made to help the lungs manage its breathing well. But this apparatus is not ideal to be bought by someone who is not a doctor, because this is not a good investment for them and cannot be used regularly unlike the clinic.

Here, you are to know on how to buy a spirometer effectively. The first thing that you must do is to make sure what type of it do you really need. There are a lot of types of it nowadays and as a physician, you ought to know them. Do some research, internet has everything already. And it is very impossible that you cannot find one there that suits your patients.

If you can find a the cheapest one, do not attempt to buy it. You should not mind the price of the product, what you ought to mind is the quality. A normal and unmaintained spirometer would last up to ten years. These are the ones which can be considered expensive. But take note, these are not maintained so how much more if you will have the regular maintenance for it.

Buying it from a new manufacturer is not ideal for some circumstances. The company is always liable for the maintenance of your instrument most especially if your unit has warranty. But you cannot file any complain about it if the company is not functioning anymore due to bankruptcy. And this means that it is now your liability to find someone to check on your unit from time to time which is not ideal.

Consider the disposable sensor. You should buy the one that uses disposable sensors because you are to work with different patients and it is so unlikely to let them wait because you are still sterilizing the sensor. It is only ideal for single usage. Anyway you will not worry for you can ask additional payment from you patients for it.

Buy something that is easy to use. Cheaper ones are usually hard to operate that is also one of the reasons why they got the low price. Again, you will be working with many patients and so spirometer checking should not eat too much time.

The maintenance must be checked, ask if there are cleaning routines for it that your staff can manage and what are the maintenance parts that need to be managed by an expert. After sales service is very important because this will keep your instrument to survive. If you will not maintain it then it will easily give up.

Inform your staff first. Spirometry is another service and your employee might think that this will be another burden for them. Assure them that you bought an easy one and does not take much effort.

Owning a spirometer will help your service more effective for your patient. Though this would be another charge for them but at least you can assure their safety. Do not forget that you are doing this to help them and not to leech them.




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