A spirometer for measuring fluid flow, particularly associated with
exhalation of respiratory patients. The spirometer of this invention
preferably has a fluidic oscillator wherein the fluid oscillates within a
chamber of the fluidic oscillator. An oscillation frequency of the fluid
flow within the chamber is correlated to a flow rate. A computer is used
to process input data, such as data representing frequency of the
oscillatory flow within the chamber, to a flow rate passing through the
spirometer. The spirometer of this invention may have no moving parts,
which results in the need for only a design calibration and no periodic
calibrations throughout use of the spirometer.