232 PFT CH. 1-2 Practice Test
ERV + RV = ?
a. FRC
b. IC
c. VC
d. TLC - ANSWER-a. FRC
How is a vital capacity measured?
a. By having the subject exhales as forcefully and rapidly as possible after a maximal
inspiration
b. By having the subject breathe normally for three or four breaths and then exhale
maximally
c. By having the subject breathe normally for three or four breaths and then inhale
maximally
d. By having the subject inspire maximally and then exhale completely into a spirometer
- ANSWER-d. By having the subject inspire maximally and then exhale completely into
a spirometer
IC + FRC = ?
a. FRC
b. IC
c. VC
d. TLC - ANSWER-d. TLC
IRV + VT = ?
a. FRC
b. IC
c. VC
d. TLC - ANSWER-b. IC
What does a closed-circuit helium dilution test measure?
a. Gas (O2 and CO2) levels in the blood
b. Presence of a shunt
c. Functional residual capacity
d. Airway pressures - ANSWER-c. Functional residual capacity
What is a benefit of exercise testing?
ERV + RV = ?
a. FRC
b. IC
c. VC
d. TLC - ANSWER-a. FRC
How is a vital capacity measured?
a. By having the subject exhales as forcefully and rapidly as possible after a maximal
inspiration
b. By having the subject breathe normally for three or four breaths and then exhale
maximally
c. By having the subject breathe normally for three or four breaths and then inhale
maximally
d. By having the subject inspire maximally and then exhale completely into a spirometer
- ANSWER-d. By having the subject inspire maximally and then exhale completely into
a spirometer
IC + FRC = ?
a. FRC
b. IC
c. VC
d. TLC - ANSWER-d. TLC
IRV + VT = ?
a. FRC
b. IC
c. VC
d. TLC - ANSWER-b. IC
What does a closed-circuit helium dilution test measure?
a. Gas (O2 and CO2) levels in the blood
b. Presence of a shunt
c. Functional residual capacity
d. Airway pressures - ANSWER-c. Functional residual capacity
What is a benefit of exercise testing?
