Flashcards in PFT Testing Deck (39)
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What are 3 measurement types?
-lung volumes/capacities
-flow rates
-gas diffusion
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How many lung volumes are there?
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How many lung capacities are there?
4
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What does one lung capacity equal?
2 or more lung volumes
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What are the directly measured lung volumes?
-IC
-IRV
-ERV
-VC
-VT
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What are the indirectly measured lung volumes?
-RV
-FRC
-TLC
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How do we measure indirect volumes?
Perform a SVC maneuver
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How would you instruct a patient to perform a SVC?
Take a maximal inspiration followed by a maximal expiration without force
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What kind of disease will the SVC provide important volumes for?
Restrictive diseases
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What is the definition of IRV?
Maximum volume of air inspired following normal inspiration. Not clinically significant
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What is the definition of the ERV?
Normal inhale followed by maximal exhalation (20-25% of VC)
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What is the definition of IC?
Normal exhalation followed by maximal inhalation
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What is the definition of VC?
-inspiration: maximal exhalation followed by inhaling deeply as possible
-expiration: maximal inhalation followed by exhaling maximally
-80% of TLC
-obtained from VC maneuver
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What is pulmonary mechanics?
-Evaluates lungs ability to move large volumes quickly
-measures FLOWS
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What disease will FVC provide important flow rates for?
Obstructive
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How would you instruct a patient to perform a FVC maneuver?
Take a maximal inspiration followed by a maximal expiration as forcefully and rapidly as possible
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What are some important facts about FVC?
-effort dependent
-must begin exhalation quickly
-exhalation must be > or = to 6 seconds
-should equal SVC
-indicates obstruction if not completed in 3 seconds
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What is FEF25-75?
Small airways
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What is FEF200-1200?
Large airways
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What are some important facts about PEFR?
-effort dependent
-typical value 10 L/sec (600 L/min)
-sometimes used to evaluate asthmatic patients, pre/post bronchodilation
-ID in flow-volume graph as highest point
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What is FEV/FVC ratio?
FEV for a given interval expressed as a % of a FVC
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What is FEV1.0?
-volume of gas expired over a given 1 second
-best indicator of obstructive disease
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What does it mean if your FEV1/FVC ratio <70%?
Obstructive
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What does it mean if your FEV1/FVC ratio is >70%
Indicates no obstruction so normal or restrictive
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What is a flow volume loop?
Measures the volumes and flow rates of the FVC
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What are the directions of a flow volume loop?
-patient performs a FEV from TLC
-followed by a FIV from RV
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What is measured on the FVC vertical axis?
-flow rates measured directly on the vertical axis
-expiratory flows above base line
-inspiratory flows below base line
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What is measured on the FVC horizontal axis?
-volume measured directly on the horizontal axis
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What would the shape be of a restrictive flow-volume loop?
tall and skinny
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What would the shape be of an obstructive flow-volume loop?
scooped out
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What does fixed airway obstruction cause?
equal decreases in both expiratory and inspiratory flow rates
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How would you know if you had an intrathoracic airway obstruction?
-flattened on expiration
-flow limitation
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How would you know if you had an extrathoracic large airway obstruction?
flow limitation on inspiration
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What is the purpose of the pre and post bronchodilator PFT testing?
used to measure the reversibility of an obstructive pattern
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A bronchodilator post study is considered to be significant with an increase in how much?
15% or more
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When should all bronchodilator therapy be held?
8 hours prior to testing
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What is bronchial provocation?
looks for airway reactivity
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What are some ways bronchial provocation is done?
-methacholine challenge
-histamine challenge
-cold air challenge
-exercise challenge
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