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Terminology
#1
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Terminology
OSCAR, like its predecessor Sleepyhead, uses the terms "expiration time" and "inspiration time".
These seem to me to be a little obscure.
Might it be better instead to use the terms "exhalation time" and "inhalation time"?
I realise that others may well take a different view than mine, but from where I sit the current terms have a potentially very wide application and meaning.  The latter terms on the other hand seem to me to be more specifically related to breathing.  They are therefore more precise and definitive.
Any comments?
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#2
RE: Terminology
Those are the medical terms. See https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4827935/

It's hard to get more precise and definitive than that.

Would it be better to use more colloquial but less precise terminology? That's a good question.
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#3
RE: Terminology
IMHO the terms Inspiration and Expiration are the correct medical terms to be using. As much as Tidal Volume, Minute Ventilation, Respiratory Rate, etc. are. Nothing that the tool tips or quick look in a medical dictionary can't answer.
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RE: Terminology
idk, without looking at a dictionary & considering ordinary use, I'd say inhalation & exhalation are more clearly descriptive of breathing compared to inspiration which can mean mental stimulation and expiration which can mean demise.

otoh, given the context in oscar, I don't think it matters. the meaning in oscar should be obvious to everyone.
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#5
RE: Terminology
The terms are correct, and in common use. While we sometimes revert to inhale and exhale, we must still come back to inspiratory flow limiation, snore or expiratory event. Most of the time in Sleepyhead and OSCAR, these terms are abbreviated to Insp, and Exp. These terms are the same as used by major equipment manufacturer software ResScan or Encore. I don't see a persuasive argument to change these commonly accepted and accurate terms.
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