Open AccessA comparison of peak expiratory flow measured from forced vital capacity and peak flow meter manoeuvres in healthy volunteers
Author(s) -
Dipti Agarwal,
Prem Parkash Gupta
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
annals of thoracic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.639
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1817-1737
pISSN - 1998-3557
DOI - 10.4103/1817-1737.33697
Subject(s) - spirometer , medicine , vital capacity , spirometry , exhalation , peak flow meter , lung volumes , ventilation (architecture) , pulmonary function testing , respiratory physiology , lung function , anesthesia , respiratory system , lung , asthma , diffusing capacity , exhaled nitric oxide , mechanical engineering , engineering
Spirometry measures the mechanical function of lungs, chest wall and respiratory muscles by assessing the total volume of air exhaled from total lung capacity to residual volume. Spirometry and peak flow measurements have usually been carried out on separate equipment using different expiratory maneuvers.