
Richard Johnston
Richard Johnston (rjohnston@pftforum.com) is with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.
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IEEE PULSE, Retrospectroscope January/February 2014
Spirometry: A Historical Gallery Up to 1905
“And the Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.” (Genesis 2:7)
In Latin, spirare means to breathe; hence, spirometry deals with the measurement...
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Posted on 6 DEC 2013
IEEE PULSE, Retrospectroscope May/June 2016
Metabolism: The Physiological Power-Generating Process
The rate of doing work, expressed as the amount of work per unit—commonly measured in units such as watt or horsepower—is power in physics. It is the work–time rate or the energy released or transferred.
A previous “Retrospectroscope” note, published early in...
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Posted on 23 MAY 2016