Title :
Pulmonary function testing system for home-based rehabilitation
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Catholic Univ. of America, Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
In-home pulmonary function testing and evaluation of pulmonary mechanics can be an effective tool for assessing the longitudinal progression of disease or effectiveness of treatment protocols. A low-cost spirometry system has been developed for use in the home. Preliminary tests used the proposed system to evaluate changes in lung volumes (i.e. vital capacity, inspiratory capacity, expiratory reserve volume, and tidal volume) in both sitting and supine postures
Keywords :
biomechanics; biomedical transducers; diseases; flowmeters; lung; patient monitoring; patient rehabilitation; pneumodynamics; telemedicine; disease longitudinal progression; expiratory reserve volume; home-based rehabilitation; in-home pulmonary function testing; inspiratory capacity; low-cost spirometry system; lung volumes; pulmonary function testing system; pulmonary mechanics; sitting posture; supine posture; tidal volume; treatment protocols; vital capacity; Biomedical measurements; Diseases; Fluid flow measurement; Immune system; Lungs; Mechanical factors; Medical treatment; Protocols; System testing; Virtual colonoscopy;
Conference_Titel :
[Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 1999. 21st Annual Conference and the 1999 Annual Fall Meetring of the Biomedical Engineering Society] BMES/EMBS Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the First Joint
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5674-8
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1999.803837
