Pulmonary function tests Flashcards

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Briefly describe obstructive lung diseases

A

Obstructive diseases are characterised by increased resistance to air MOVING OUT and a HYPERINFLATED LUNG

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Briefly describe restrictive lung diseases

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Restrictive diseases are characterised by increased resistance to air MOVING IN and a HYPERDEFLATED LUNG

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What are the categories of pulmonary function tests?

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  1. Volume
  2. Capacity
  3. Flow
  4. Diffusion studies
  5. Resp muscle strength
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4
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What is the normal breathing term called?

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Tidal volume

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What is the volume of air always present during maximal expiration called?

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Residual volume

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The maximum amount of air that can be inhaled during normal inspiration

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Inspiratory reserve volume

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The maximum amount of air that can be exhaled during normal expiration

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Expiratory reserve volume

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What makes up total lung capacity?

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Residual volume and vital capacity

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What is vital capacity?

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The combination of inspiratory reserve volume, tidal volume and expiratory reserve volume

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What makes up inspiratory capacity?

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tidal volume and inspiratory reserve volume

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What makes up functional residual capacity

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residual volume and expiratory reserve volume

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What are the 4 lung capacities?

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  1. Vital Capacity (VC)
  2. Inspiratory Capacity (IC)
  3. Functional Residual Capacity (FRC)
  4. Total Lung Capacity (TLC)
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What are the 4 lung volumes?

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Tidal volume, insp reserve volume, expiratory reserve volume, and residual volume

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What are the conditions with decreased tidal volume?

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restrictive disease, lung cancer, atelectasis, MSK impairment

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What are the conditions with decreased ERV?

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pneumothroax, pleural effusion, ascites

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What is the key thing to remember between restrictive and obstructive?

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All lung volumes are greater with obstructive and all lung volumes are less with restrictive

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What are the 3 measures for flow?

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FEV (forced expiratory volume), FVC (forced vital capacity), FEV1 over FVC%

18
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What is forced vital capacity? FVC

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The maximum amout of air that can be expired after max inhalation

19
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What is an obstructive disease identifier on a flow chart?

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Low FEV1 and low FEV1/FVC%

20
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What is a restrictive disease identifier on a flow chart?

21
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Differentiate between the GOLD classifications of COPD

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  1. FEV1> 80% predicted = MILD
  2. FEV1 50-80% predicted = MODERATE
  3. FEV1 30-50% predicted = SEVERE
  4. FEV1 <30% predicted or FEV1 <50% preductive + chronic resp failure = VERY SEVERE
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What is a diffusion study?

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Diffusion capacity of carbon monoxide (measure functioning of gas exchange from lungs (alveoli) to blood (capillaries)

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What does LOW DLCO mean?

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problem with either pulmonary or circulatory system (emphysema, fibrosis, anemia)

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What does HIGH DLCO mean?

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problem with the circulatory system (polycythemia or increased red blood cells) NOT pulmonary
RBCs have a high affinity for CO2 over O2

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What are the 2 respiratory muscle strength tests?
1. MIP (maximal inspiratory pressure) 2. MEP (maximal expiratory pressure) Indications for use - when resp muscle weakness suspected - when prescribing an inspiratory muscle trainer - outcome measure for resp muscle strength