Pulmonary Function Tests Flashcards
1
Q
What are examples of pulmonary function effort dependent tests?
A
Spirometry: FEV/flow rates.
2
Q
What are examples of pulmonary function effort independent tests?
A
Relaxed vital capacity -spirometry Helium/N2 washout static lung volumes Whole body plethysmography Impulse Oscillometry Exhaled breath nitric oxide
3
Q
Gas diffusion tests?
A
CO transfer factor
ABGs
SaO2 during exercise
4
Q
What might asthma spirometry show?
A
A low FEV1 and a normal FVC
5
Q
What might COPD sprirometry show?
A
A low FEV1 and low FVC