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FEV1 (Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second)
The volume of air that can be exhaled during the first second of a forced exhalation. It is a reflection of the flow of air in the large airways of the lung. |
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Fibrillation
Chaotic rapid contraction or twitching of atrial or ventricular muscle. |
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Sources:
Clinical Practice Guideline Number 17: Cardiac Rehabilitation, AHCPR Publication No. 96-0672, October 1995
Virtual Hospital: University of Iowa Family Practice Handbook, 3rd Edition: Pulmonary Medicine: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
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