A portable mouth pressure meter.
The design and function of a device for bedside measurement of maximum static respiratory pressures is reported. The ability to measure maximum inspiratory and expiratory pressures allows a simple means of monitoring respiratory muscle weakness in both acute and chronic conditions.
Smith
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Northern Regional Medical Physics Department, South Cleveland Hospital, Middlesbrough.
Royall
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D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D009055:Mouth; D011312:Pressure; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012132:Respiratory Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology*