POCKET SPIROMETER

POCKET SPIROMETER

•  This hand held Pocket Spirometer measures lung capacity without the need for water.
•  It's advantage over the conventional tank-type Spirometer is it's portability & ease of operation enabling it to be used for physiological experiments in the field as well as indoors.
•  Lung capacity is easily measured by breathing into the mouthpiece and noting the readout on a dial at the top of the Spirometer.
•  Range capacity is -1000 to +7000 cubic centimetres.
•  Supplied with 50x mouthpieces.

(Wikipedia excerpt:  .."...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. Main article: Pulmonary function testing. A spirometer is the main piece of equipment used for basic Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs). Lung diseases such as asthma, bronchitis, and emphysema may be ruled out from the tests. In addition, a spirometer often is used for finding the cause of shortness of breath, assessing the effect of contaminants on lung function, the effect of medication, and evaluating progress for disease treatment.[1]...")

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