Spirometry Trace

This is the amount of air that remains in the lungs after a forceful exhalation

• Tidal volume

• Inspiratory Reserve Volume

• Expiratory Reserve Volume

• Residual Volume

Spirometry can help in the diagnosis of Obstructive Lung Diseases

• True

• False

Amount of air that can be exhaled forcibly after the normal expiratory phase

• Tidal volume

• Functional Residual Capacity

• Vital capacity

• Expiratory Reserve Volume

IRV + TV

• Total Lung Capacity

• Inspiratory Capacity

• Vital Capacity

• Functional Residual Capacity

TV + IRV + ERV + RV

• Total Lung Capacity

• Vital Capacity

IRV + ERV + TV

• Total Lung Capacity

• Vital Capacity

RV + ERV

• Total Lung Capacity

• Inspiratory Capacity

• Functional Residual Capacity

• Expiratory Lung Capacity

Spirometry is a form of a pulmonary function test. It is helpful in measuring lung function

• True

• False

This is referred to as the amount of air expelled in 1 second

• FEV

• FRC

• FEV1

• FRC1

Normal Tidal volume

• 400 ml

• 500 ml

• 4oo L

• 500 L