1. Spirogram

Question 1

How did you collect the data?

Answer 1

Data was collected using a spirogram and a handheld mouthpiece for the patient to breathe through

Question 2

What did you measure using the spirogram?

Answer 2

• Spirogram was used to measure airflow into and out of the lungs during diff conditions:
  Breathing at rest, rapid breathing, + breathing after exercise

Question 3

What data did you find?

Answer 3

• When the patient participated in physical activity, the duration b/w breaths became shorter
• The patient’s tidal volume, insp + exp vol were higher after performing exercise
• This is because the patient took larger breaths, which increased the amt. of air moving inside + outside her lungs (vol increased)