Performance analysis of the flutter VRP1 under different flows and angles

Respiratory Care

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 316-323

  Alves, Luiz Antonio ^a,b,d   Pitta, Fábio ^a   Brunetto, Antonio Fernando ^a,c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

^b Centro Univ Filadélfia   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE NORTE DO PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^d University Hospital   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Equipment design; Flutter; High frequency airway oscillation; Physical therapy modalities; Positive expiratory pressure; Respiratory therapy; Secretion clearance

Indexed keywords

WATER;

AMPLITUDE MODULATOR; ARTICLE; FLUTTER VRP1; HUMAN; INHALER; LUNG CLEARANCE; OSCILLATION; OSCILLATORY POTENTIAL; PERFORMANCE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; BREATHING DISORDER; CHEST WALL OSCILLATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; LUNG; MATERIALS TESTING; MUCOCILIARY CLEARANCE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REPRODUCIBILITY; VIBRATION;

CHEST WALL OSCILLATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; LUNG; MATERIALS TESTING; MUCOCILIARY CLEARANCE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; VIBRATION;

EID: 44449166265     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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