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Pulmonary Function Testing - (PTA Scorebuilders - irongirl)

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Tidal Volume (TV)   Volume inspired/expired per breath.  
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Vital Capacity (VC)   Max volume forcefully expired after max inspiration.  
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Total lung capacity (TLC)   Lung volume measure at end of max inspiration.  
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Anatomic dead space (VD)   Volume of air that occupies the non-respiratory conducting airways.  
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Expiratory Reserve Volume (ERV)   Maximal volume expired after normal expiration.  
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Forced Expiratory Volume (FEV)   Amount of air exhaled in the 1st, 2nd & 3rd seconds of a forced vital capacity test.  
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Forced Vital Capacity (FVC)   Amount of air forcefully expired after a max inspiration.  
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Functional Residual Capacity (FRC)   Volume in lungs after normal exhalation.  
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Inspiratory Capacity (IC)   The amount of air can be inspired after normal exhalation.  
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Inspiratory Reserve Volume (IRV)   Max volume inspired after normal inspiration.  
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Residual Volume (RV)   Lung volume remaining at end of maximal expiration.  
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Minute Volume Ventilation (VE)   Amount of air expired in one minute.  
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Peak Expiratory Flow (PEF)   Max flow of air during the beginning of a forced expiratory breath.  
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