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PCMA2e Ch 50

Respiratory System

TermDefinition
Chronic Obstructive COPD a progressive, chronic,unusually irreversible condition in which lungs diminished capacity for inhalation and exhalation
Expiratory Reserve Volume ERV the volume of air that can be forcibly exhaled after a normal exhale
Forced Expiratory Volume FEV after 1 second volume of air in liters that is forfully exhaled in the 1st second of exhaation
Forced Vital Capacity FVC maximum amount of air exhaled after maximum inspiration during one of the two timed FVCs
Functional Residual Capacity FRC the amount of air remaining in the lungs after a normal expiration
Inspiratory Capacity IC the amount of air that can be inhaled after normal expiration
Inspiratory Reserve Volumn IRV the amount of air that can be forcibly inspired after a normal inhaled
Maximal Midexpiratory Flow MMEF average flow rate during middle half of FVC
Oxygen Saturation oxygen content of the blood
Peak Flow Meters measures patients ability to move air into and out of lungs
Pulmonoligist physicians specialist in lung disease
Residual Volume RV Volume of air left in lungs at the end of an exhale (approx. 1200 ml)
Tide Volume (VT) AMOUNT OF air inhled or exhaled during normal breathing about 500ml
Total lung Capacity TLC volume of lungs at peak inspiration; equal to sum of 4 volumes--tidal colume, expiratory reserve volume, inspiration reserve volume, residual volume
Vital Capacity VC amount of air that can be exhaled following forced inspriation &including max experation
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