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bronchospirometry

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bronchospirometry /bron·cho·spi·rom·e·try/ (brong″ko-spi-rom´ĕ-tre) determination of vital capacity, oxygen intake, and carbon dioxide excretion of a lung, or simultaneous measurements of the function of each lung separately.
differential bronchospirometry  measurement of the function of each lung separately.

bronchospirometry
[-spīrom′ətrē]
a technique for the study of the ventilation and gas exchange of each lung separately by the introduction of a catheter into either the left or the right mainstem bronchus. A double-lumen tube permits simultaneous but separate sampling of the gas from both lungs.

bronchospirometry [brong″ko-spi-rom´ĕ-tre]
use of a spirometer to determine vital capacity, oxygen intake, and carbon dioxide excretion of a single lung, or to get simultaneous measurements of the function of each lung separately; it is sometimes used to predict the success of pulmonary resection surgery.
differential bronchospirometry measurement of the function of each lung separately.

bronchospirometry
determination of vital capacity, oxygen intake and carbon dioxide excretion of a single lung, or simultaneous measurements of the function of each lung separately.

differential bronchospirometry
measurement of the function of each lung separately.


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