Alveolar ventilation Flashcards
What are the four lung volumes?
RV
ERV
Vt
IRV
What is normal value for tidal volume?
500 mL
What is the normal value for inspiratory reserve volume?
3000-3300 mL
What is the normal value for expiratory reserve volume?
1000-1200 mL
What is the normal value for residual volume?
1200 mL
What are the four lung capacities?
IC
FRC
VC
TLC
What is the normal value for IC?
3500 mL
Vt + IRV
What is the normal value for FRC?
2400 mL
ERV + RV
What is the normal value for VC?
4700 mL
IRV + ERV + TV
TLC - RV
What is the normal value for TLC?
5900 mL
What are methods that can be used to measure FRC?
Helium dilution
Nitrogen wash out method
Body plethysmograph
Why can helium be used to measure FRC?
Very low solubility in blood
What are the major obstructive diseases?
Asthma
Emphysema
Chronic bronchitis
Bronchiectasis
Cystic fibrosis
Bronchiolitis
Tumor
What are the 2 conditions of restrictive diseases?
Interstitial lung diseases
Extrapulmonary disorders
What changes in the TLC, FEV1, FVC , and their ratio are seen in obstructive diseases?
FEV1 decreases
FVC decreased or normal
Ratio decreases
TLC increases or stays the same