Respiratory Functions and Patterns and Their Graphical Representations
This document summarizes the various lung functions and disease profiles placing emphasis on the terminology of lung function and the graphical representation of normal lung functions and changes to those lung functions with various disease states. Lung diseases are categorized in restrictive or obstructive profiles with characteristic features for each profile.
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Document information
- Uploaded on
- December 14, 2023
- Number of pages
- 3
- Written in
- 2023/2024
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- Other
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- Unknown
Subjects
- restrictive lung disease
- obstructive lung disease
- copd
- emphysema
- respiratory
- spirometry
- ventilation
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cor pulmonale
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airway
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carbon dioxide
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oxygen
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lung volumes
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lung capacities
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flow volume loop
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alveoli
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