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Descriptor English: Plethysmography, Whole Body
Descriptor Spanish: Pletismografía Total
Descriptor pletismografía del cuerpo entero
Scope note: Medida del volumen de gas en los pulmones, incluye el aire atrapado en los espacios aéreos mal comunicados. Es particularmente importante en la enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica y en el enfisema. (Traducción libre del original: Segen, Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992)
Descriptor Portuguese: Pletismografia Total
Descriptor French: Pléthysmographie du corps entier
Entry term(s): Body Plethysmographies, Whole
Body Plethysmography, Whole
Plethysmographies, Whole Body
Whole Body Plethysmographies
Whole Body Plethysmography
Tree number(s): E01.370.370.610.805
E01.370.386.700.615
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010993
Scope note: Measurement of the volume of gas in the lungs, including that which is trapped in poorly communicating air spaces. It is of particular use in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and emphysema. (Segen, Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992)
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
IS instrumentation
MO mortality
MT methods
NU nursing
PX psychology
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary
Previous Indexing: Plethysmography (1966-1970)
Respiratory Function Tests (1966-1970)
Public MeSH Note: 73
History Note: 73(71)
Entry Version: PLETHYSMOGR WHOLE BODY
DeCS ID: 11421
Unique ID: D010993
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Date Established: 1973/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2015/06/23
Plethysmography, Whole Body - Preferred
Concept UI M0017039
Scope note Measurement of the volume of gas in the lungs, including that which is trapped in poorly communicating air spaces. It is of particular use in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and emphysema. (Segen, Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992)
Preferred term Plethysmography, Whole Body
Entry term(s) Body Plethysmographies, Whole
Body Plethysmography, Whole
Plethysmographies, Whole Body
Whole Body Plethysmographies
Whole Body Plethysmography



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