title: A portable mouth pressure meter.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Northern Regional Medical Physics Department, South Cleveland Hospital, Middlesbrough.
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Royall
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D009055:Mouth; D011312:Pressure; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012132:Respiratory Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology*