incentive spirometer
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Introduction
Small device used to improve pulmonary function.
Indications
- post-operative
- prolonged bedrest
Contraindications
- no role in routine management of non-surgical patients following extubation from mechanical ventilation[1]
Procedure
- the device contains a plastic tube into which the patient forceably exhales & a set of balls or other plastic items that float in the exhaled air
- the height of the balls depends upon the FEV1 & volume exhaled air
More general terms
References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 16, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2012