We sought to determine optimal methods of respiratory inductance plethysmography (RIP) flow calibration for application to pediatric postextubation upper airway obstruction. Isovolume calibrated RIP ...

A detailed guidance statement developed by the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine's Occupational and Environmental Lung Disorders Committee updates previous ACOEM guidance on ...

If you have an old spirometer, with no option to read or upload flow-volume or volume-time curves, please ditch it. Without seeing the graphical traces, you cannot accurately detect spurious or ...

An incentive spirometer is a handheld medical device that measures the volume of your breath. Your doctor, surgeon, or nurse will give you specific instructions on how to use it. Share on Pinterest ...

In 2008, as part of the changes to develop integrated health care services in the Canterbury region of New Zealand, the local health board in collaboration with general practitioners, respiratory ...