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... > Diagnosis > Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures > Diagnostic Techniques, Respiratory System > Respiratory Function Tests > Pulmonary Ventilation > Forced Expiratory Flow Rates > Maximal Expiratory Flow Rate
Circulatory and Respiratory Physiological Phenomena > Respiratory Physiological Phenomena > Pulmonary Ventilation > Forced Expiratory Flow Rates > Maximal Expiratory Flow Rate

Preferred term

Maximal Expiratory Flow Rate  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • The airflow rate measured during the first liter expired after the first 200 ml have been exhausted during a FORCED VITAL CAPACITY determination. Common abbreviations are MEFR, FEF 200-1200, and FEF 0.2-1.2.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Flow Rate, Maximal Expiratory
  • Forced Expiratory Flow 0.2-1.2
  • Forced Expiratory Flow 200-1200
  • MEFR

Allowable Qualifier(s)

In other languages

  • Débit expiratoire maximal

    French

  • Débit expiratoire maximal 0.2-1.2
  • Débit expiratoire maximal 200-1200
  • Débit expiratoire maximum
  • Débits expiratoires maximaux
  • DEM (Débit Expiratoire Maximal)
  • DME (Débit Maximum Expiratoire)

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-BHD0415L-C

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