Title :
The Forced Expiratory Spirogram: Uniform Stimulus and Rapid Screening
Author :
Palmer, Alan ; Wilbur, Mark
Author_Institution :
Medical Systems Development Lab. and the Chronic Respiratory Disease Control Program, Regional Medical Program Services, Health Services and Mental Health Administration, HEW, Washington, D. C. 20037.
fDate :
7/1/1969 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Because the Forced Expiratory Spirogram Pulmonary Screening test is an effort dependent maneuver, it has several limitations. This report describes a prototype device that overcomes most of these limitations and permits a rapid evaluation of each spirometric effort.
Keywords :
Bandwidth; Broadband amplifiers; Cost function; Diseases; Filters; Impedance; Preamplifiers; Prototypes; Resistors; Testing; Biomedical Engineering; Data Display; Humans; Spirometry;
Journal_Title :
Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TBME.1969.4502646
