Qu'est-ce (qui) est PMAX - définition
PULMONARY FUNCTION TEST
Forced Expiratory Volume; Synchronized vital capacity; Forced vital capacity; Forced expiratory volume; FEV1; Vital capacity test; Reversibility test; Restrictive Ventilatory Defect; Maximal expiratory flow; Forced expiratory flow; Pmax; Maximal pressure; Static lung compliance; Mean transit time; Coefficient of retraction; Retraction coefficient; Maximum Inspiratory Pressure; Maximal inspiratory pressure; Maximum inspiratory pressure; Forced expiratory volume in one second; Forced Expiratory Flow; Negative inspiratory force; Forced inspiratory flow
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Spirometry
·noun The act or process of measuring the chest capacity by means of a spirometer.
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Spirometry
Spirometry (meaning the measuring of breath) is the most common of the pulmonary function tests (PFTs). It measures lung function, specifically the amount (volume) and/or speed (flow) of air that can be inhaled and exhaled. Spirometry is helpful in assessing breathing patterns that identify conditions such as asthma, pulmonary fibrosis, cystic fibrosis, and COPD. It is also helpful as part of a system of health surveillance, in which breathing patterns are measured over time.
Spirometry generates pneumotachographs, which are charts that plot the volume and flow of air coming in and out of the lungs from one inhalation and one exhalation.
