Forced Expiratory Volume

Measure of the maximum amount of air that can be expelled in a given number of seconds during a FORCED VITAL CAPACITY determination . It is usually given as FEV followed by a subscript indicating the number of seconds over which the measurement is made, although it is sometimes given as a percentage of forced vital capacity.

Year introduced: 1975

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Tree Number(s): E01.370.386.700.660.230, G09.772.650.430

MeSH Unique ID: D005541

Entry Terms:

• Expiratory Volume, Forced
• Expiratory Volumes, Forced
• Forced Expiratory Volumes
• Volume, Forced Expiratory
• Volumes, Forced Expiratory
• Forced Vital Capacity, Timed
• Timed Vital Capacity
• Capacities, Timed Vital
• Capacity, Timed Vital
• Timed Vital Capacities
• Vital Capacities, Timed
• Vital Capacity, Timed
• FEVt

Previous Indexing:

• Spirometry (1966-1974)
• Vital Capacity (1969-1974)

All MeSH Categories
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Category
Diagnosis
Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures
Diagnostic Techniques, Respiratory System
Respiratory Function Tests
Pulmonary Ventilation
Forced Expiratory Volume

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Phenomena and Processes Category
Circulatory and Respiratory Physiological Phenomena
Respiratory Physiological Phenomena
Pulmonary Ventilation
Forced Expiratory Volume