Chapter-03 Preparation for Testing
BOOK TITLE: Pulmonary Function Testing & Interpretation
Author
1. Hansen James E
ISBN
9789350251058
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/11277_3
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2011
Pages
5
Author Affiliations
1.
David Geffen UCLA School of Medicine, Respiratory and Critical Care Physiology and Medicine, Los Angeles Biomedical Research institute, at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, USA
Chapter keywords
Lung function measurements,
gas cylinders,
gas regulators,
manifolds,
european respiratory society standards,
spirometry,
flow-measurement spirometers,
pneumotachographs,
heated wire sensors,
ultrasonic flow-heads,
rotating vanes,
lung volumes,
flow rates,
spirometer gas volumes,
total lung volume,
pulmonary function laboratory,
plethysmography,
diffusing capacity of the lung,
gas chromatograph