| respiratory function monitoring |
The use of various techniques to provide alarms that alert a patient's attendants to a change in the ability of the lungs to perform their functions. These techniques include noninvasive devices for measuring the
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| respiratory index |
The ratio of the alveolar-arterial oxygen tension gradient to the arterial partial pressure of oxygen.
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| respiratory membrane |
Alveolocapillary membrane .
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| respiratory monitor |
SEE: respiratory function monitoring.
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| respiratory movement |
Any movement resulting from the contraction of respiratory muscles or occurring passively as a result of elasticity of the thoracic wall or lungs. SEE: compliance (1); expiration; inspiration; respira
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