DETERMINATION OF LUNG VOLUME BY RESPIRATION OF OXYGEN WITHOUT FORCED BREATHING
A method is described for estimating the volume of air in the lungs by the familiar principle of mixing this air with a measured volume of oxygen, and determining the extent to which the nitrogen of the pulmonary air is diluted. By employing a scrubber to remove carbon dioxide, and by measuring the...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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The Rockefeller University Press
1932
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2132104/ |