Meaning of spirometry | Babel Free

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The measurement of the volume of air that a person can move into and out of the lungs, using a spirometer.

uncountable, usually

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“Spirometry is typically the first PFT^([Pulmonary Function Test⟳]) to be performed in a patient. This is because the indications for performing spirometry are extensive (Table 56-3). The indications are so numerous, in fact, that it is a surprise⟳ that spirometry is so greatly underused. There are several perceived and real barriers to its use⟳, but these can be easily overcome⟳ by studying spirometry interpretation guides and by getting the right equipment and good training.”

“Aerobic metabolism can be measured by direct⟳ calorimetry or indirect spirometry. In exercise physiology, open-circuit indirect spirometry, in which expired gases are analyzed for 0₂ consumed and CO₂ produced, are typically used.”

“2012, Q. Ashton Acton, Advances in Respiratory Insufficiency Research⟳ and Treatment, 2011 Edition, ScholarlyEditions (ScholarlyBrief), page 29, A total of 29,817 spirometries were analyzed. Quality grades A-D and F were assigned to 33.9, 7.1, 19.4, 27.8 and 11.8% of spirometries, respectively.”

CEFR level