Thoracometer

A thoracometro is an instrument or device for measuring the volume of the chest and respiratory tract of a person. Such a tool has practical significance, since it allows you to assess the condition of the lungs and the respiratory system as a whole, diagnose bronchial diseases, and determine the degree of activity of the patient. Scope of use of thoracometers: in medicine, industry, military, construction, trade and commercial organizations, outside the medical environment, for example, in the construction of buildings, etc.

Thoracometry is difficult to characterize as an independent science or a method of prevention or measurement of other symptoms of diseases. At the same time, such a tool displays the structure of the respiratory organs, demonstrates the volume of their internal changes, pathological forms and other processes.

Depending on the type, thoracometers can be mechanical, electromagnetic or electrometric. The devices are digital and analogue, suitable for single or multiple measurements. Their performance depends on many factors, such as design, field of study, metric unit of measurement, original formula, cost and technical characteristics.