Smokerlyzers are breath CO monitors and testers which measure the small amounts of CO in exhaled breath. Monitoring CO is a quick, non-invasive and cost-effective means of validating the smoking status of patients.
Monitoring patients’ levels helps to work out their level of nicotine dependence: the more they smoke, the higher their reading will be, indicating a higher dependence on nicotine. CO can significantly damage the heart, circulation, lungs and the developing fetus. Therefore, CO monitoring serves as a valuable clinical tool which provides evidence in identifying, educating, assessing and treating tobacco-dependent patients.
Smokerlyzers are a range of breath CO monitors and testers which measure the small amounts of CO in exhaled breath. The more you smoke, the higher your CO reading will be.
The reading is given in ppm, which is the number of CO molecules in a million parts of air. The ppm reading can also tell you how much CO is in the blood (the %COHb) reading). %COHb is the percentage of red blood cells carrying CO instead of oxygen.
The amount of CO in an unborn baby’s blood is referred to as %FCOHb (percentage of foetal carboxyhaemoglobin). Some of the Smokerlyzer range can analyse %FCOHb as an incentive to stop smoking and comply with new NICE guidelines for smoking in pregnancy.
Concentration range: 0-150 ppm
Display: Full colour touchscreen
Detection principle: Electrochemical sensor
Accuracy (repeatability of reading): <3% difference on consecutive readings
Hydrogen cross-sensitivity: ≤6%
Batteries: 3 × AA (LR6 or equivalent) 1 x CR2032 Lithium coin cell
Response time: ≤17 seconds
Operating temperature range: 0-40°C (storage 0-50°C)
Operating/Transport/Storage Pressure: 800-1200 mbar
Operating humidity: 10-90% (storage 0-95%) non-condensing
Sensor operating life: 5 years (5-year warranty)
Sensor sensitivity: 1 ppm
Dimensions: Approx. 34 x 75 x 140 mm
Weight: Approx. 200 g including batteries
Monitor Construction: Case: Polycarbonate/ABS blend SteriTouch anti-Microbial additive D-Piece: Polypropylene
The program is intended to assist pharmacists with integrating a sustainable smoking cessation service into a busy community pharmacy practice. The program will review the Smokerlyzer® point of care test and the current evidence that supports the value of implementation. Strategies to overcome common barriers and workflow issues will also be discussed.
In the first part of the video Bryan leads you through the structure of the Smoking Cessation Program. In the second part Jon shares his experiences with point-of-care testing in pharmacies (INR warfarin, Home MedsCheck, bone density diagnosis, smoking cessation, heart health program, h. pylori screening).
Bryan and Jon talk about the burden and costs of smoking on society, and ways of talking to patients about their smoking habits with the goal of helping them quit using some powerful statistics. They discuss the importance of uncovering the social and genetic backgrounds of developing smoking habits that are hard to get rid of. By the end of this lecture you will also have an understanding of what a nicotine roller coaster is, and why nicotine is a special drug that develops addiction on the long run.
In this lesson you will find out more about how genomics predispose someone to develop more addictive behaviors. Bryan talks about the link between coffee and cigarette: how nicotine increases your body's rate of metabolizing caffeine by an increased CYP1A2 enzyme activity, and how it affects people who are trying to quit smoking. You will also learn about the correlation among rapid metabolization induced by smoking, genomic predispositions, commonly used medication and the development of certain types of cancer.
Watch the piCO™ Smokerlyzer, a breath CO-monitor and tester in action. Learn how to properly set up the device, and see how it measures the CO-level in patients' lungs.
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