Interactive guidance related to a subject's expiratory flow limitation results

A method of providing interactive guidance related to a subject's expiratory flow limitation results, the method being implemented by a computer system comprising one or more physical processors, the method comprising:

• causing a progressive color component to be presented on a user interface, the progressive color component indicating a progression from one color proximate one side of the progressive color component to another color proximate another side of the progressive color component;
• causing a forced oscillation to be continuously applied to an airway of the subject for a test period;
• monitoring, during the test period, the subject's degree of expiratory flow limitation based output signals generated by one or more sensors as the forced oscillation is continuously applied for the test period;
• causing, based on the monitoring, a movable graphical component's position on the progressive color component to be updated to indicate the subject's degree of expiratory flow limitation;
• detecting finalization of the subject's degree of expiratory flow limitation based on one or more degree change thresholds;
• causing, based on the finalization detection, a pressure of the forced oscillation to be modified to a therapeutic pressure for at least a subsequent time period;
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• causing the moveable graphical component's position on the progressive color component to remain fixed until at least an end of the subsequent time period.

A system for providing interactive guidance related to a subject's expiratory flow limitation results, the system comprising:

• means for causing a progressive color component to be presented on a user interface, the progressive color component indicating a progression from one color proximate one side of the progressive color component to another color proximate another side of the progressive color component;
• means for causing a forced oscillation to be continuously applied to an airway of the subject for a test period;
• means for monitoring, during the test period, the subject's degree of expiratory flow limitation based on output signals generated by one or more sensors as the forced oscillation is continuously applied for the test period;
• means for causing, based on the monitoring, a movable graphical component's position on the progressive color component to be updated to indicate the subject's degree of expiratory flow limitation;
• means for detecting finalization of the subject's degree of expiratory flow limitation based on one or more degree change thresholds;
• means for causing, based on the finalization detection, a pressure of the forced oscillation to be modified to a therapeutic pressure for at least a subsequent time period;
• and means for causing the moveable graphical component's position on the progressive color component to remain fixed until at least an end of the subsequent time period.