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EXAM 1 PULMONARY FUNCTION TEST.

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EXAM 1 PULMONARY FUNCTION
TEST



What66is66the66most66common66pulmonary66function66test?66-66answer--
Spirometry66and66its66becoming66more66available

what66does66spirometry66measure?66-66answer--Volume
Velocity66of66air66that66can66be66inhaled66and
exhaled66from66a66patient's66lungs.

Whats66the66information66from66spirometry66used66for?66-66answer--
To66diagnose66various66pulmonary66conditions.

What66causes66PFT66results66to66vary66and66are66required66for66accurate66spirometry66i
nterpretation?66-66answer--○66Age
○66Gender
○66Height
○66Weight
○66Race

Waht66are66indications66for66spirometry?66-66answer--
Indications66●66Detecting66pulmonary66disease
○66Evaluation66of66dyspnea66○66Chronic66phlegm66production66○66Cyanosis66○66Finger66
clubbing66○66Abnormal66ABGs66or66CXR
●66Assessing66severity66or
progression66of66known66disease66●66Risk66stratification66of66patients
for66certain66surgeries
○66Cardiothoracic66procedures66○66Others66if66pulmonary66disease

What66are66contraindicaitons66for66spirometry?66-66answer--
●66Acute66disorders66affecting66test
performance66(vomiting,66etc)66
●66Hemoptysis66
●66Pneumothorax66
●66Recent66cardiothoracic66or
abdominal66surgery66
●66Recent66eye66surgery66(increases66IOP66during66spirometry)66
●66Recent66MI66or66unstable66angina66
●66Known66thoracic66aneurysm

, What66are66466examples66of66lung66volume66measurements?66-66answer--
○66Expiratory66Reserve66Volume66(ERV)66
○66Inspiratory66Reserve66Volume66(IRV)66
○66Residual66Volume66(RV)66
○66Tidal66Volume66(TV66or66VT)

What66are66466examples66of66lung66capacity66measurements?66-66answer--
○66Functional66Residual66Capacity66(FRC)
○66Inspiratory66Capacity66(IC)
○66Total66Lung66Capacity66(TLC)
○66Vital66Capacity66(VC)

tidal66volume66graph66-66answer--

What66is66the66Tidal66Volume?66-66answer--Total66volume66of66air
inhaled66or66exhaled
during66each66relaxed
respiration66cycle.

What66is66the66inspiratory66reserve66volume?66-66answer--the
maximal66volume66of66air
inhaled66above66normal
inspiration.

Whats66The66Inspiratory
Capacity?66-66answer--
The66maximal66volume66of66air66that66can66be66inhaled66above66resting
exhalation.
○66Tidal66Volume66+
Inspiratory
Reserve66Volume

Whats66The66Expiratory66Reserve66Volume66(ERV)?66-66answer--the
maximal66volume66of66air
that66can66be66exhaled
below66end-respiratory
expiration.
○66Opposite66of66IRV

Whats66TheVital66Capacity66(VC)?66-66answer--the66largest66volume66of
air66measured66on
completed66exhalation
after66full66inspiration.
○66Forced66Vital
Capacity66is66one66of

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