The visual picture of volume and flow measurements is known as which of the following?
a. Spirogram c. Kymograph
b. Spirometer d. Turbine flowmeter
ANS: A
As a patient exhales into a water-sealed spirometer, the bell moves upward and the attached pen moves proportionately downward on graph paper, creating a spirogram.
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