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Forced expiratory volume

Forced expiratory volume

measure of the maximum amount of air during a forced vital capacity determination that can be expelled in a given number of seconds. It is usually given as fev followed by a subscript indicating the number of seconds over which the measurement is made, although it is sometimes given as a percentage of forced vital capacity.


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... height weight adiposity systolic dystolic peak expiratory flow forced expiritory volume FEV litres forced expiritory volume FEV in 1 sec lung elasticity ...

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... thanks! --How does gender affect Tidal Volume, expiratory reserve volume, and/or vital capacity --How would ... reserve volume is the additional volume that can be forced out of the lungs beyond a regular exhalation) Thank ...

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Fri Dec 08, 2006 3:19 am
 
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... thanks! --How does gender affect Tidal Volume, expiratory reserve volume, and/or vital capacity --How would ... reserve volume is the additional volume that can be forced out of the lungs beyond a regular exhalation) Thank ...

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