Incentive spirometer

Incentive spirometer

An incentive spirometer is a medical device used to help patients improve the functioning of their lungs. It is provided to patients who have had any surgery that might jeopardize respiratory function, particularly surgery to the lungs themselves,cite web | url=http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/0200/0239.asp?index=4302&src=news | title=How to use an incentive spirometer | work=The Cleveland Clinic Foundation | accessdate=2006-11-23] but also commonly to patients recovering from cardiac or other surgery involving extended time under anesthesia and prolonged in-bed recovery.

The patient breathes in from the device as slowly and as deeply as possible. An indicator provides a gauge of how well the patient's lung or lungs are functioning. The patient is generally asked to do many repetitions a day while measuring his or her progress by way of the gauge.

ee also

* Spirometer, a device for measuring lung capacity.

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