PFT'S review 7-3 Flashcards
Steadwells has two types known as
wet and dry
Wet steadwell
belt flows
used today
dry steadwell
belt rolls over itself
right spirometer measures ?and used at?
measures vt and mv, used at bedside for pft
heated wire flow sensors has a
cooling effect
ultrasonic flow sensors has a
high frequency sound wave
recommendations for spirometers set by
national lung health
high peak flow for adults is
850lpm
low flow kids
400lpm
plethsmography has
2 types pressure and flow
inversed to pressure
Bellows spirometer
wedge spirometer
accordion type-horizontal/vertical
Turbine
directly measures gas volume
pitot flow
pressure of gas flowing against small tubes is related to gas density and velocity
flow sensor spirometer advantages
less expensive
easier to clean and disinfect
measure diffusion capacity
main goal is
standardize spirometry
promote early diagnosis
peakflow must be
acceptable and replicable
5% variability
constant volume fop pleth is
pressure
variable volume in pleth is
flow