A respiratory function jacket for measuring tidal volume and changes in FRC.
We describe a simple application of a mercury-in-rubber strain gauge in a jacket used to measure tidal volume in paralyzed, mechanically ventilated rabbits. The jacket produces a record with a straight base line. Shifts of this base line can be used to assess changes in functional residual capacity (FRC).
D000818:Animals; D005652:Functional Residual Capacity; D005676:Gravity Suits; D008176:Lung Volume Measurements / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011817:Rabbits; D013990:Tidal Volume