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PletismografÃa
Definición:
Es un examen utilizado para medir los cambios en el flujo sanguÃneo o el volumen de aire en diferentes partes del cuerpo. Se puede hacer para inspeccionar si hay coágulos sanguÃneos en los brazos y las piernas o para medir cuánto aire puede una persona contener en sus pulmones.
El registro del volumen del pulso peneano es un tipo de pletismografÃa que se hace en el pene para examinar causas de disfunción eréctil .
Ver también:
Nombres alternativos:
PletismografÃa de inductancia respiratoria; Registro del volumen del pulso peneano
Referencias:
Wolf GK.Noninvasive assessment of lung volume: respiratory inductance plethysmography and electrical impedance tomography. Crit Care Med . March 2005; 33(3 Suppl): S163-9.
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Walsh PC. Campbell's Urology . 8th ed. St. Louis, Mo: WB Saunders; 2002.
- Fecha de revisión: 5/20/2007
- Versión en inglés revisada por: Stuart Bentley-Hibbert, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
- Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc.
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