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    Lung volumes and lung capacities refer to the volume of air in the lungs at different phases of the respiratory cycle. The average total lung capacity...
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    constant. There are four lung volumes and four lung capacities. A lung's capacity consists of two or more lung volumes. The lung volumes are tidal volume (VT)...
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    lungs cannot be emptied completely there is still about a litre of residual air left. Lung function testing is carried out to evaluate lung volumes and...
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  • highest at moderate lung volumes, and much lower at volumes which are very low or very high. The compliance of the lungs demonstrate lung hysteresis; that...
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    bookid=2979&sectionid=249590087 Standardisation of the measurement of lung volumes J. Wanger, J. L. Clausen, A. Coates, O. F. Pedersen, V. Brusasco, F....
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    factors. Lung volumes and lung capacities refer to the volume of air associated with different phases of the respiratory cycle. Lung volumes are directly...
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    Ventilator-induced lung injury such as Acute lung injury (ALI) /Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) can be caused by ventilation with very large tidal volumes in...
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  • pathway. Lung compliance is the difference of volume during inspiration and expiration. Restrictive lung disease is characterized by reduced lung volumes, and...
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    or is increased. As disease progression increases and the lungs become stiffer lung volumes will continue to decrease; lower TLC, RV, FVC and FEV1 scores...
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    breath) is the most common of the pulmonary function tests (PFTs). It measures lung function, specifically the amount (volume) and/or speed (flow) of air that...
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    Pulmonology (redirect from Lung doctor)
    above, plus response to bronchodilators, lung volumes, and diffusion capacity, the latter being a measure of lung oxygen absorptive area Bronchoscopy with...
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    restrictive disease (in which the lung volumes are decreased: e.g., cystic fibrosis) and obstructive diseases (in which the lung volume is normal but the air...
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    obtaining air volumes. 1879 Gad J. published a paper entitled "Pneumatograph" that described a machine that allowed the recording of lung volume changes...
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  • Zone 4 can be seen at the lung bases at low lung volumes or in pulmonary edema. Pulmonary interstitial pressure (Pi) rises as lung volume decreases due to...
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    thickening and stiffening of lung tissue, associated with the formation of scar tissue. It is a type of chronic scarring lung disease characterized by a...
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    to sustain heart rates of more than 700 beats per minute, and large lung volumes. Most megabats are nocturnal or crepuscular, although a few species are...
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  • the alveolar and extra-alveolar vessels. During inspiration, increased lung volumes cause alveolar expansion and lengthwise stretching of the interstitial...
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  • consists of gulping boluses of air into the lungs. It is also used by breath-hold divers to increase their lung volumes. Positive airway pressure is a mode of...
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  • (CPAP) is delivered to a spontaneously breathing newborn to maintain lung volumes during expiration. With this method, blended and humidified oxygen is...
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    using Wright-scale Godfrey S, Kamburoff PL, Naim JL (1970). "Spirometry, lung volumes and airway resistance in normal children ages 5 to 18". Br J Dis Chest...
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    defect. This manifests as a reduction in lung volumes, particularly the vital capacity (VC) and total lung capacity (TLC). The TLC may be reduced through...
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  • network Residual volume, the amount of air left in the lungs after a maximal exhalation; see Lung volumes All pages with titles containing Residual Residue...
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  • maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) Inspiratory capacity, a measure of lung volumes Irreducible complexity, a creationist argument Index of coincidence,...
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    (2021). "Validation of a Novel Compact System for the Measurement of Lung Volumes". Chest. 159 (6): 2356–2365. doi:10.1016/j.chest.2021.01.052. PMC 8411450...
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    PMID 28346748. S2CID 3634656. Skinner, J. D.; Mitchell, G. (2011). "Lung volumes in giraffes, Giraffa camelopardalis" (PDF). Comparative Biochemistry...
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  • air remaining in the respiratory system after maximal expiration; see lung volumes Rotational velocity, an angular speed Variable resistor, an abbreviation...
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    damage the lung.[citation needed] The diagnosis is made by the clinical picture and the chest X-ray, which demonstrates decreased lung volumes (bell-shaped...
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    exercise. Diagnostic measurements that may be relevant include: Lung volumes, including lung capacity, airway resistance, respiratory muscle strength, diffusing...
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  • populations or Andeans. Tibetans have better oxygenation at birth, enlarged lung volumes throughout life, and a higher capacity for exercise. They show a sustained...
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  • Tammeling; J.E. Cotes; O.F. Pedersen; R. Peslin; J-C. Yernault (1993). "Lung volumes and forced ventilatory flows". European Respiratory Journal. 6 (suppl...
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