Analog Computation of Respiratory Response Curve
- 1 May 1962
- journal article
- conference paper
- Published by AIP Publishing in Review of Scientific Instruments
- Vol. 33 (5) , 533-536
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1717910
Abstract
A special purpose analog computer is designed to study the normal human ventilatory response to increasing concentrations of carbon dioxide. An infrared analyzer and a pneumotachograph and strain gauge are the transducers. Standard chopper-stabilized operational amplifiers and one nonlinear (divider) element are used. A relay system synchronizes the timing and readout of the signals to produce an x-y plot of alveolar ventilation and alveolar carbon dioxide tension. This relation is used as a measure of the sensitivity of the respiratory center and of its depression by narcotic drugs.Keywords
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