Computer application in the pulmonary laboratory. Part 1. Selection.
Successful application of computers in the pulmonary laboratory depends on many factors. The question no longer seems to be whether to have a computer but how to apply it in the most effective manner. Three main steps are involved in the application process: part 1 will examine selection of the computer and of the tasks that it must perform, and part 2 will discuss programming and validation.
D003657:Decision Making; D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006748:Hospital Departments; D006801:Humans; D012139:Respiratory Therapy Department, Hospital; D013147:Spirometry / Q000295:instrumentation*