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spirometer

[ UK /spɪɹˈɒmɪtɐ/ ]
NOUN
  1. a measuring instrument for measuring the vital capacity of the lungs

How To Use spirometer In A Sentence

  • Vital capacity was measured in liters of air by the spirometer.
  • The volume breathed out in the first second of forceful blowing into a spirometer, measured in litres.
  • Simple, hand-held, accurate, and reliable spirometers are currently available for use in the primary-care physician's office and clinic, as well as in the workplace.
  • Testing was allowed on a given spirometer only after the measured volume errors were less than 3%.
  • This data can include hearing and pulmonary tests which can be brought over automatically from an audiometer or spirometer. The Earth Times Online Newspaper
  • The inability of ARPE-Rho 0 cells to respire was confirmed by oxygen consumption analysis in a respirometer.
  • Assess respiratory function and encourage use of inspiratory spirometers.
  • After extubation, the nurse and respiratory therapist assist the patient with using an incentive spirometer and deep breathing and coughing every one to two hours while awake.
  • Other instruments developed from this time also included the Wright respirometer, still in use in anaesthetics.
  • Between 1964 and 1974, the spirometry was performed with the McKerrow spirometer (as described previously in detail).
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