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Circulatory and Respiratory Physiological Phenomena > Respiratory Physiological Phenomena > Pulmonary Ventilation > Forced Expiratory Flow Rates > Maximal Expiratory Flow Rate
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Preferred term

Maximal Expiratory Flow Rate  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Flow Rate, Maximal Expiratory
  • Forced Expiratory Flow 0.2 1.2
  • Forced Expiratory Flow 0.2-1.2
  • Forced Expiratory Flow 200 1200
  • Forced Expiratory Flow 200-1200
  • MEFR

Note

  • usually NIM; do not confuse with MAXIMAL MIDEXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; (MMFR)

Scope note

  • The airflow rate measured during the first liter expired after the first 200 ml have been exhausted during a FORCED VITAL CAPACITY determination. Common abbreviations are MEFR, FEF 200-1200, and FEF 0.2-1.2.

History note

  • 91(75); was see under FORCED EXPIRATORY FLOW RATES 1975-90

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D008448

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