spirometer
Sign in to saveA spirometer is an apparatus for measuring the volume of air inspired and expired by the lungs. A spirometer measures ventilation, the movement of air into and out of the lungs. The spirogram will identify two different types of abnormal ventilation patterns, obstructive and restrictive. There are various types of spirometers that use a number of different methods for measurement (pressure transducers, ultrasonic, water gauge).
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- Spirometer
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- Spirometer test
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- measuring the volume of air inspired and expired by the lungs
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22 sectionsContents
- Pulmonary function tests
- Reasons for testing
- History
- Early development
- Nineteenth century
- Twentieth century
- Interpreting Spirometry
- Standard Guidelines
- Motivations
- Implications
- Altering interpretations
- Types of spirometer
- Whole body plethysmograph
- Pneumotachometer
- Fully electronic spirometer
- Incentive spirometer
- Peak flow meter
- Windmill-type spirometer
- Vitalograph
- See also
- Footnotes
- Further reading
A spirometer is an apparatus for measuring the volume of air inspired and expired by the lungs. A spirometer measures ventilation, the movement of air into and out of the lungs. The spirogram will identify two different types of abnormal ventilation patterns, obstructive and restrictive. There are various types of spirometers that use a number of different methods for measurement (pressure transducers, ultrasonic, water gauge).
==Pulmonary function tests==