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A portable mouth pressure meter
Author(s) -
SMITH P. E. M.,
ROYALL R. A.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1992.tb02014.x
Subject(s) - medicine , metre , physics , astronomy
Summary The design and function of a device for bedside measurement of maximum static respiratory pressures is reported. The ability to measure maximum inspiratory and expiratory pressures allows a simple means of monitoring respiratory muscle weakness in both acute and chronic conditions.