A Plethysmograph instrument is used for measuring the changes in the volume within an organ or the whole boy. It usually results from the fluctuations of air or the amount of blood contained. There is both constant-volume and variable pressure and constant-pressure and volume displacement Plethysmograph for identifying problems in legs and lungs. Biogenic Corp is the leading supplier of excellent Plethysmograph instrument that can give sufficient information on lung and leg condition for taking corrective measures if any.
What is Plethysmography?
Plethysmography can measure the changes in the volume in different parts of the body and it measures these changed with suitable sensors or blood pressure cuffs. These sensors for measuring are attached to a suitable machine called a Plethysmograph that is especially effective to detect changes caused by blood flow. The instrument can help the doctors to determine whether you have a blood clot in the arms or the legs. It is also helpful to calculate the volume of air that the lungs can hold.
When a Plethysmography is advised?
If there is a sign of blood clot in the legs a limb Plethysmography may be advised by the doctors. The symptoms for blood clotting may include redness, swelling, warmth, or tenderness and the treatment is less invasive and less expensive than arteriogram. Also, your doctor can order for lung plethysmography, if there is a symptom in the upper respiratory area.
The symptom in the lung may include discomfort or pain while breathing or shortness of breath. Though it may be difficult to some extent to diagnose the underlying cause of the problem from plethysmography alone, it can confirm the problem from lungs if the results are abnormal. It can point if something is holding an obstruction to the lungs for holding sufficient air in it. The latest improvement in the healthcare Device, excellent quality of Plethysmograph instrument can be available that can help to get good information to correct the abnormalities.