Name/Title
SpirometerEntry/Object ID
56.22Description
McKesson Spirometer Vital Capacity Apparatus. Material: metal, rubber. Size: 10" x 10 1/2" x 1 1/2". Description: A metal instrument with a teal-colored coating and a rectangular footprint; a large label, colored primarily in gold and red, covers much of its surface lid that opens to reveal the rubber bellows inside; the instrument lacks a breathing tube and a mouthpiece. This volume displacement spirometer provides a recording of a time/ volume curve of a patient’s exhalation.
Manufacturer: McKesson Appliance Co., Toledo, OH, USA.
Provenance:
This instrument was first used in the office of Dr. Henry Fiskety, a Duluth, Minnesota physician. It was later acquired by Dr. David Pope of Janesville, Minnesota.Context
Function:
Spirometry is a test to measure vital capacity of an individual in order to diagnose airway obstruction. A spirometer is an office instrument to provide a measurement of vital lung capacity.
1. Vital capacity – volume of air maximally expelled from the lungs after maximal respiration.
2. Fixed vital capacities – volume of air expelled in a given time
1 second & three second
1 sec – 65%
3 sec – 90%
3. Maximum expiratory flow rate. Ability to expel air from the lungs
normal 300-500 l/minLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term
SpirometerNomenclature Secondary Object Term
Device, Respiratory TestingNomenclature Primary Object Term
Instrument, DiagnosticNomenclature Sub-Class
Medical InstrumentsNomenclature Class
Medical & Psychological T&ENomenclature Category
Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & TechnologyBook Details
Publisher
Waseca County NewsDate Published
1935Create Date
April 13, 2023Update Date
September 19, 2024