Evaluation of lung mechanics in epidemiologic studies.

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• Personal Author:
  Hyatt RE ; Lapp, N. Leroy
• Description:
  Recent advances in pulmonary mechanics are reviewed. Techniques to evaluate both noncompressed airways and dynamically compressed airways are discussed. Tests for quantifying the peripheral airways are given. Two techniques for measuring noncompressed airways are noted: the body plethysmograph and the oscillation technique. Suitability of the forced expiratory vital capacity maneuver for compressed airways is described. Tests to evaluate the peripheral airways are noted: the expiratory flow volume method, the nitrogen washout technique, and the Xenon-133 method. The authors recommend the need for obtaining more detailed data than is currently available for evaluating the peripheral airways, and they also suggest that simple tests can be developed for obtaining needed data. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Epidemiology Laboratories Lung Occupational Health Respiratory Function Tests Respiratory System Safety
• Keywords:
  Airway-obstruction Airway-resistance Laboratory-techniques Laboratory-testing Lung-function Pulmonary-function Pulmonary-function-tests Respiration Respiratory-rate
• ISSN:
  0007-439X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Minnesota ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  ALFORD - Appalachian Laboratory for Occupational Respiratory Disease
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  6
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00127522
• Citation:
  Bull Physio-Pathol Respir 1970 Jul-Sep; 6(3):595-604
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1970
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Bulletin de Physio-Pathologie Respiratoire
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:45170b5cb263fd932aac440a7f1c07fe5454297da79c5fbd4073015dd202e97040d2fcd74651a0691196a4d4006424daf3ec4e02647e8774de84fc36c713ead3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/184598/cdc_184598_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.46 MB ]