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pulm6 functional testing
Question | Answer |
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Expiratory reserve volume (ERV): | Maximal volume expired after normal expiration. |
Forced expiratory volume (FEV): | The amount of air exhaled in the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd second of a forced vital capacity test. |
Forced vital capacity (FVC): | The amount of air forcefully expired after a maximal inspiration. |
Functional residual capacity (FRC): . | Volume in the lungs after normal exhalation |
Inspiratory capacity (IC): | The amount of air that can be inspired after a normal exhalation. |
Inspiratory reserve volume (IRV): | Maximal volume inspired after normal inspiration. |
Residual volume (RV): | Lung volume remaining in the lungs at the end of a maximal expiration. |
Tidal volume (TV): | Total volume inspired and expired per breath. |
Total lung capacity (TLC): | Lung volume measured at the end of a maximal inspiration. |
Vital capacity (VC): | Maximal volume forcefully expired after a maximal inspiration. |