DNA Explainer: 'Spirometer' a boon for COVID-19 patients?
Spirometers are commonly used at hospitals after surgeries or prolonged illnesses that lead to extended bed rest.
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Updated: Apr 23, 2021, 03:34 PM IST
We all know that the COVID-19 or coronavirus directly affects a person's lungs. This is the reason that serious COVID-19 positive patients have been requiring a constant oxygen supply to survive. In such a time of crisis let us look at some ways to better our lungs functioning. One such method is the use of an incentive spirometer.
Spirometers are commonly used at hospitals after surgeries or prolonged illnesses that lead to extended bed rest. Your doctor or surgeon may also give you a take-home spirometer after surgery. But before we understand how this device functions, let us know a little more about the device.