Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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In this video, we look at using a spirometer. We explore how to determine the breathing rate, tidal volume, inspiratory reserve volume, expiratory reserve volume, vital capacity and oxygen uptake.

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Spirometer
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Mike Cerillo, CC BY-SA 2.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons