Synchronized vital capacity
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Synchronized vital capacity (SVC) is a pulmonary function measurement of lung capacity which is measured by having the patient inhale fully and exhale completely and slowly. The measurement is made with a volume measuring device called a spirometer
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Spirometer
A spirometer is an apparatus for measuring the volume of air inspired and expired by the lungs. It is a precision differential pressure transducer for the measurements of respiration flow rates. The spirometer records the amount of air and the rate of air that is breathed in and out over a...
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