Test for Pulmonary Volumes and Ventilation

Question 1

it can be subdivided into smaller unit of volume

Answer 1

total lung volume

Question 2

these units are based on ________ and _____ and a series of specific breathing maneuvers.

Answer 2

• Total lung capacity
• Resting and expiratory lung volume

Question 3

they are designed as consisting of ___ lung volumes and ___ lung capacities.

Answer 3

1. total lung capacity & resting and expiratory lung volume
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Question 4

is a larger unit which includes two or more of the defined lung volumes.

Answer 4

Capacity

Question 5

Lung volumes, capacities, and ventilation can be measured in one of two ways

Answer 5

Direct Spirometry & Indirect Spirometry

Question 6

it involves the use of a spirometer to measure the volumes of air moving in and out of a subject’s lung.

Answer 6

Direct Spirometry

Question 7

direct spirometry’s measurements are given in units of ___ or ___.

Answer 7

liters(L) & milliliter(mL)

Question 8

it corrects the ATP’s to BTP’s.

Answer 8

Direct spirometry

Question 9

it can not determine TLC/FRC, RV

Answer 9

Direct Spirometry

Question 10

• normal breathing
• volume of air that is inhaled and exhaled with each normal breath.

Answer 10

Tidal Volume

Question 11

the maximum volume of air that can be inhaled following and above a normal tidal inspiration.

Answer 11

Inspiratory Reserved Volume

Question 12

the maximum volume of air that can be exhaled from the resting and expiratory level.

Answer 12

Expiratory Reserved Volume

Question 13

the volume of air that remains in the lungs after a maximum expiration.

Answer 13

Residual volume

Question 14

maximum volume of air that can be inhaled from the normal resting and expiratory level.

Answer 14

Inspiratory capacity

Question 15

volume of air remaining in the lungs at the resting and expiratory level.

Answer 15

Function Residual Capacity

Question 16

amount of air remaining in the lungs after exhalation.

Answer 16

Functional Residual Volume

Question 17

maximum volume of air that can be exhaled following a maximum inspiration or inhaled following maximum inspiration.

Answer 17

Vital Capacity

Question 18

volume of air contain within the lungs following maximum inspiration.

Answer 18

Total lung capacity

Question 19

it should be performed maximal expiration followed by a maximal inspiration to avoid bronchospasm.

Answer 19

Vital Capacity maneuver or maneuver

Question 20

the most significant factors affecting performance is?

Answer 20

Subject effort

Question 21

• normal breathing
• volume of air that is being inhaled and exhaled in each normal breath

Answer 21

Tidal Volume

Question 22

maximum volume of air that is being inhaled following a normal tidal inspiration.

Answer 22

Inspiratory Reserved Volume

Question 23

maximum volume of air exhaled from the resting and expiratory level

Answer 23

Expiratory Reserved Volume

Question 24

the volume of air that remains in the lungs after a maximum expiration.

Answer 24

Residual Volume

Question 25

maximum volume of air that can be inhaled from the normal resting and expiratory level.

Answer 25

Inspiratory Capacity

Question 26

volume of air that remains in the lungs after resting and expiratory level.

Answer 26

Functional Residual Capacity

Question 27

maximum volume of air that can be exhaled following maximum inspiration

Answer 27

Vital Capacity

Question 28

volume of air contain within the lungs after maximum inspiration

Answer 28

Total Lung Capacity

Question 29

The breathing by the subject during the maneuver should be?

Answer 29

Relaxed and not controlled, not forceful

Question 30

these should be at a relatively constant flow rate.

Answer 30

Inspiration and Expiration

Question 31

The subject should maintain a ______ at both maximal ______ level and _____ level.

Answer 31

• brief volume plateau
• expiratory and inspiratory

Question 32

The end-expiratory volume of the three tidal breaths that precede the VC maneuver varies by less than a ___.

Answer 32

0.1L

Question 33

this should not occur during the maneuver that, in the opinion, interferes with the accuracy of the test results.

Answer 33

No coughing

Question 34

is demonstrated by the subject during the maneuver.

Answer 34

No variable effort

Question 35

Obstruction can be caused by the subject’s ___

Answer 35

tongue or by falling of the subject’s dentures

Question 36

the largest VC and second largest VC values are within ____ of each other.

Answer 36

0.2L

Question 37

how many test should be performed in VC test if the criterium is not met?

Answer 37

4 tests

Question 38

this comes from an acceptable test that should be selected from the reporting.

Answer 38

largest volume for vital capacity

Question 39

it is used to determine lung volumes that are not measurable by direct spirometry.

Answer 39

Indirect Spirometry

Question 40

Most often, indirect spirometry is performed to measure the___.

Answer 40

FRC Volume

Question 41

2 Basic Approaches to Indirect Spirometry

Answer 41

Gas Dilution Technique
Body Plethysmograph

Question 42

can only measure lung volumes in communication with conducting airways.

Answer 42

Gas Dilution Technique

Question 43

GAS DILUTION TECHNIQUE
Open Circuit Method or___

Answer 43

Nitrogen Washout

Question 44

GAS DILUTION TECHNIQUE
Close Circuit Method or___

Answer 44

Helium Dilution

Question 45

The principal use is similar to Boyle’s law except that the fractional concentration of a known gas is used instead of its partial pressure.

Answer 45

Gas Dilution Technique

Question 46

this may be expressed in the following equation where C is ____ and V is ____.

Answer 46

Gas Dilution Technique
Concentration and Volume

Question 47

Formula of Gas Dilution Technique

Answer 47

C1V1 = C2V2