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	Spirometer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A spirometer is an apparatus for measuring the volume of air inspired and expired by the lungs.
		The spirometer records the amount of air and the rate of air that is breathed in and out over a specified time.
		The Spirometer and attached flow head function together as a pneumotachometer, with an output signal proportional to airflow.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Spirometer (115 words)

	Lung function testing - Spirometers
		Spirometers that comprise a closed space connected to a subject’s airway, record the volume changes of the lung.
		Spirometers with gas conditioning are mainly applied for measuring residual volume and total lung capacity by the helium dilution method, for simple spirometric tests
		The water-sealed spirometer shown schematically in the illustration has been replaced in most laboratories by spirometers in which a rolling seal replaces the water seal, and the movements of the spirometer bell are recorded electronically.
	www.spirxpert.com /technical6.htm (247 words)

	Section 2 Selecting a Spirometer - List of currently available
		All the spirometers listed conform to acceptable minimum spirometer standards (ie American Thoracic Society or European Respiratory Society) and have a warranty period.
		The inclusion of a spirometer does not imply endorsement by the authors.
		Indicates whether the spirometer automatically adjusts the accuracy of the spirometer after calibration, or whether the adjustment can only be carried out by the distributor or manufacturer.
	www.nationalasthma.org.au /HTML/management/spiro_guide/sp_gd009.asp (791 words)

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		Always sterilize the stem of the spirometer with a cotton ball dipped in alcohol before attaching a new mouthpiece.
		after exhaling normally, put the spirometer mouthpiece, which is attached to the spirometer, into your mouth and continue to exhale, forcing all the air possible out of your lungs.
		Put the spirometer mouthpiece, which is attached to the spirometer, into your mouth.
	www.nsbri.org /HumanPhysSpace/focus2/student5.html (914 words)

	Spirometers
		The IQmark Digital Spirometer meets or exceeds the strict requirements of the American Thoracic Society and is easy to use.
		The IQmark Digital Spirometer enables you to perform FVC, VC and MVV tests as well as printing full-page reports on standard 81/2 x 11 paper.
		Using the Spirometer's data with smoking-cessation programs increases the success rate of the participants.
	www.mohawkmedicalmall.com /spirometer (336 words)

	UAB Health System \| Spirometer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		A spirometer is a device used by your physician that assesses lung function.
		Spirometry, the evaluation of lung function with a spirometer, is one of the simplest, most common pulmonary function tests and may be necessary for any/all of the following reasons:
		In some cases, spirometry may be recommended before age 25 to establish your personal baseline (a comparative measure that is used as your "optimal" measurement of lung function), according to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
	www.health.uab.edu /show.asp?durki=59972 (373 words)

	Respiratory Disorders : What is a spirometer? - New Hanover Wilmington, NC
		The spirometer measures both the amount of air expelled and how quickly the air was expelled from the lungs.
		The normal, healthy values measured by the spirometer for the amount of air exhaled vary from person to person.
		If a person has abnormal spirometer measurements, he/she may be referred for other lung tests to establish a diagnosis.
	www.nhhn.org /15430.cfm (417 words)

	Peak Flow Meters / Oximeters / Spirometers
		After recording your child's peak flow measurements for two to three weeks consistently, your child's physician may also measure the optimum lung function with a spirometer (a device that can check lung function by measuring both the amount of air expelled and how quickly the air was expelled).
		The spirometer measurement may then be compared with the peak flow meter record to help set up an asthma management and treatment plan.
		A spirometer is a device used by your child's physician that assesses lung function.
	www.healthsystem.virginia.edu /uvahealth/peds_respire/pfm.cfm (1373 words)

	respiration
		A wet Spirometer measures lung volumes based on the simple mechanical principle that air, exhaled from the lungs, will cause displacement of a closed chamber that is partially submerged in water.
		The spirometer consists of two chambers: (1) a larger chamber which is filled with water and has a breathing hose attached to it, and (2) a smaller chamber which is inverted inside the first and "suspended" in water.
		Clamp the subject's nostrils closed and have the subject breathe normally to adjust to the apparatus.
	csm.jmu.edu /biology/danie2jc/respiration.htm (1314 words)

	How to Use an Incentive Spirometer
		The incentive spirometer also will help keep your lungs active when you are recovering from surgery, as if you were at home performing your daily activities.
		Hold the incentive spirometer in an upright position.
		You may stop using the incentive spirometer unless otherwise instructed by your health care provider.
	clevelandclinic.org /health/health-info/docs/0200/0239.asp?...&src=news (307 words)

	Evaluating a portable spirometer in the study of pediatric asthma (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The portable spirometer was programmed with customized software to grade each spirometric curve for acceptability and reproducibility using American Thoracic Society criteria.
		The authors concluded that at least this portable spirometer can provide measurements that are highly comparable to those obtained by a high quality spirometer in a health care facility.
		As I understand it, the portable spirometer reported here has the advantage of internal software for grading the quality of the spirometric curve, and alerting individuals to repeat the maneuver until a curve of acceptable quality is obtained.
	www.aaaai.org /AADMC/currentliterature/selectedarticles/2003archive/portable_spirometer_pediatric_asthma.html (471 words)

	CHEST: Is my lung function really that good? Flow-type spirometer problems that elevate test results (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		However, zero errors and changes in flow-type spirometer sensors may occur during testing that significantly elevate test results, even though the spirometer was calibrated recently.
		Since spirometers report the largest values from a test, these errors must he recognized and deleted to avoid false-negative interpretations.
		Flow-type spirometer users at all levels, from the technician to the interpreter of test results, should be aware of the potential for and the appearance of these errors in spirograms.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0984/is_5_125/ai_n6116627 (437 words)

	Spirometer
		Our new Spirometer can be used to perform a variety of tests related to air flow and lung volume.
		The Spirometer is designed to make human respiratory measurements at rest and during moderate activity.
		The Spirometer package includes 1 sensor handle, 1 flow head, 5 disposable mouthpieces, 1 disposable bacterial filter, and 1 nose clip.
	www.vernier.com /probes/spr-bta.html (152 words)

	The Invaluable Jones Satellite Spirometer - Software Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		By S. David Scott, PhD, MD The Jones Satellite Spirometer by Jones Medical of Oak Brook, IL, is an invaluable tool with applications for a variety of settings from hospitals and clinics to physician offices and schools.
		The Jones Satellite Spirometer can also be connected to a personal computer for interactive use and full-size display of graphical data, and it can be connected to a variety of printers to produce 8.5-by-11-inch reports.
		I have used the Jones Satellite Spirometer for several years as an adjunct to respiratory care services in my hospital, and it has enabled me to change therapy and improve patient care.
	www.jonesmedical.com /satellite/satreview.html (634 words)

	Performance of a New Screening Spirometer at a Community Health Fair (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		With the screening spirometer, good quality testing was achieved in 359 of 394 subjects (91%), and 115 subjects were also tested with the standard laboratory spirometer.
		We aimed to validate the performance of the new spirometer and its agreement with an established American Thoracic Society-approved spirometer (Vmax, VIASYS Healthcare/SensorMedics, Yorba Linda, California) that is commonly used in pulmonary function laboratories today.
		The purpose of this report is to document the performance of the EasyOne device and its agreement with the Vmax spirometer.
	www.rcjournal.com /contents/10.02/10.02.1150.asp (580 words)

	Evaluating the Use of a Portable Spirometer in a Study of Pediatric Asthma -- Mortimer et al. 123 (6): 1899 -- Chest
		Evaluating the Use of a Portable Spirometer in a Study of Pediatric Asthma -- Mortimer et al.
		Evaluating the Use of a Portable Spirometer in a Study of Pediatric Asthma
		Portable spirometers are an important contribution to epidemiologic
	www.chestjournal.org /cgi/content/abstract/123/6/1899 (474 words)

	Micro Direct Ltd - MicroDiary Spirometer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Spirometer represents a new approach to data capture for use in clinical trials and therapeutic monitoring.
		The MicroDiary Spirometer with its proven accuracy, long term stability and reliability combined with a fully configurable electronic Diary facility is a major advance over paper Diary cards.
		A demonstration version of the MicroDiary spirometer is now available on CD-ROM.
	www.micro-direct.com /microdc.htm (339 words)

	Spirometers
		The IQmark Digital Spirometer, only 10 oz., is one of the latest additions to Midmark Diagnostics Group digital diagnostic family.
		QRS has expanded this line of spirometers, the MedicAIR line, to be some of the most advanced, yet cost-effective solutions for pulmonary function screening in the world.
		The SpirOxCard is a full-fledged spirometer capable of pre and post bronchodilator studies and measurements of FVC, MVV and SVC tests.
	www.medcatalog.com /R_S/spiromet.htm (1464 words)

	AirLife Volumetric Incentive Spirometer - without valve 4000ml capacity at AllegroMedical.com
		These volumetric incentive spirometers help simplify deep breathing therapy, using features that prompt patients to perform and monitor their own postsurgical breathing exercises.
		Spirometers are constructed of sturdy plastic and are compact for convenient use and storage.
		Units with a one-way valve remind the patient to inhale rather than exhale, helping to reinforce the correct procedure.
	www.allegromedical.com /oxygen_therapy/breathing_therapy_products/allegiance/airlife_volumetric_incentive_spirometer_without_valve_4000ml_capacity.P190080 (135 words)

	School Health Welch Allyn SP-2 Spirometer
		The spirometer will then measure two things: how much air the patient exhaled (volume) and how fast the air came out at various points during the exhalation (flow rates).
		It analyzes volumes of air and speed of air to determine the health of the patient's pulmonary system.
		Spirometers make this procedure very easy and can often provide predicted curves and interpretations.
	www.healthgiant.com /shop/pe_53110print.asp (617 words)

	OHD Products \| Spirometer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The OHD Spirometer exceeds all ATS (American Thoracic Society) 1994 "Standardization of Spirometry." Many of the current spirometers on the market do not have a letter from the LDS Hospital that validates meeting the new ATS 1994 standards.
		The 1994 ATS recommendations address several new issues of Spirometry, namely diagnostic versus monitoring spirometers, multiple flow calibration of pneumotach based systems, the use of infection control filters, and correction for BTPS: normal body temperature, ambient pressure saturated with watervapor.
		The stand-alone spirometers only give the user the curve when it prints or only the volume time curve on volume spirometers.
	www.ohdusa.com /koko_spirometer.shtml (1073 words)

	Spirometer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		With the very latest ultra-microcomputer technology, the Satellite spirometer utilizes all the features of the desktop spirometer and packages them them into a unit capable of fitting into your coat pocket.
		When the Flowmate III was designed, the challenge was to to incorporate as many features as possible into a compact, sleek package that satisfied all spirometry measurement expectations.
		The Flowmate V plus is truly a remarkable spirometer.
	www.iaimed.com /spirometer.htm (96 words)

	Spirometer Data Switch
		Medgate and OHM™ spirometer software modules require a data switch to enable selection of direct spirometer printing or data transfer.
		In this position, data managed by the Renaissance II spirometer, including all efforts, curves, and analysis, is printed directly to the attached spirometer printer.
		In the Medgate and OHM™ Software positions, data from the spirometer is directed to the computer for analysis and printing through their respective spirometry modules.
	www.lipindietz.com /spirometer_data_switch.htm (259 words)

	Micro Direct MicroLoop (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The new MicroLoop is the ultimate pocket spirometer allowing high quality measurements to be made virtually anywhere.
		Featuring a bi-directional digital volume transducer with its proven accuracy and stability, the MicroLoop displays to its high resolution screen actual, predicted and percent predicted with the option of interpretation and lung age.
		and can be used as a remote data collection spirometer with a 90 flow/volume loop capacity, or as a PC spirometer system.
	www.micro-direct.com /wh021010.htm (183 words)

	MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Pulmonary function tests
		In a spirometry test, a person breathes into mouthpiece that is connected to an instrument called a spirometer.
		The spirometer records the amount and the rate of air that is breathed in and out over a specified time.
		Some of the test measurements are obtained by normal, quiet breathing, and other tests require forced inhalation or exhalation after a deep breath.
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/ency/article/003853.htm (885 words)

	OHD KoKo Spirometers - the best spirometry available!
		OHD/KoKo spirometers offer ease of use, accuracy of the instrument, and robust software, making these spirometers the choice of professionals.
		These spirometers comply with all the latest ATS directives and offer great flexibility in use and function.
		The OHD KoKo Spirometer comes with powerful software for printing various detailed reports that allow for comparison of tests year after year, and features a precision brass Fleisch-type pneumotach.
	www.ohdusa.com /spirometer.shtml (115 words)

	MicroDL Spirometer
		This Spirometer features the Micro Direct digital volume transducer with it's proven accuracy, stability and reliability and is fully compliant with the latest 1994 ATS standards for diagnostic devices.
		The MicroDL Spirometer has the additional feature of a large memory capacity allowing up to 500 data sets (including Flow/Volume and Volume/Time curves) to be recorded for either direct printing, uploading to the complimentary Spida software or transferred by modem to a remote location.
		Used in conjunction with the PC software, the spirometer becomes a powerful data recording and analysis instrument.
	www.hometestmed.com /spirometer.asp (246 words)

	Spirometers, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The battery seems to be low on the spirometer.
		Please have your child use the spirometer twice a day, in the morning before taking any medications, and before bedtime.
		The mouthpiece on the spirometer is for one person only--your child.
	www.cincinnatichildrens.org /research/project/enviro/projects/cinti-asthma/faq/spirometers.htm (373 words)

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