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Lesson Lung Volumes – Lab - Edited NSB - Copy (2)

Pulmonary function tests – Challenge

Place each of the measures below into either the static or dynamic category.

Static Dynamic

Expiratory reserve volume (ERV) Residual volume (RV) Forced expiratory volume (FEV)

Forced expiratory volume (FEV) Vital capacity (VC) Forced expiratory volume in 1
s (FEV1)
Forced expiratory volume in 1 Inspiratory reserve volume (IRV)
s (FEV1) Forced vital capacity (FVC)
Expiratory reserve volume (ERV)
Forced vital capacity (FVC)
Tidal volume (VT)
Inspiratory reserve volume (IRV)

Residual volume (RV)

Tidal volume (VT)

Vital capacity (VC)

How did you make the distinction between the two types of test?

The two test had a disntion in pressure

Zeroing the Spirometer Pod

 4 Flow (L/s)

2
0
-2
-4

4 Volume (L)

2
0
-2
-4
Normal Tidal breathing

60
Rate (BPM)
50
40
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0
1:00 1:20 20 40 1 20

Static measurements – Challenge

Match the lung parameter to its correct description.

Expiratory reserve volume

Total lung capacity (TLC)
(ERV)

Inspiratory reserve volume Inspiratory reserve volume

(IRV) (IRV)

Expiratory reserve volume

Residual volume (RV)
(ERV)

Respiratory minute volume Tidal volume (VT)

Tidal volume (VT) Respiratory minute volume

Total lung capacity (TLC) Residual volume (RV)

Place each label onto its correct location.

Expiratory reserve
volume (ERV)

Inspiratory reserve
volume (IRV)
Inspiratory reserve
volume (IRV)
Residual volume (RV)

Tidal volume (VT)

Tidal volume (VT)

Expiratory reserve
volume (ERV)

Residual volume (RV)

Static measurements – Activity

Your volunteer's predicted values: 

Residual volume (RV) and lung capacities

Sex (M or F) Female

Height (cm) 175.26

Age (years) 26

Predicted RV (L)

Predicted VC (L)

Predicted FRC (L)

Predicted TLC (L) 0.00

Static measurements – Analysis

Enter the volunteer's respiratory parameters in the table below:

Abbreviation Units Normal Breathing

Respiratory rate RR breaths/min (BPM) 11.54

Tidal volume VT L 1.33

Expired minute volume VE (= VT x BPM) L/min 15.35

Inspiratory reserve volume IRV L 5.34

Expiratory reserve volume ERV L 2.34

Your volunteer's predicted RV RV L

Lung Capacities Abbreviation and Formula Units Calculated Value – Normal Breathing

Inspiratory capacity  IC = VT + IRV L 6.67

Expiratory capacity EC = VT + ERV L 3.67

Vital capacity  VC = IRV + ERV + VT L 9.01

Functional residual capacity FRC = ERV + RV L

Total lung capacity TLC = VC + RV L

Your volunteer's predicted and measured lung capacities:

Predicted Value Experimental Value

Vital capacity (VC) (L) 9.01

Functional residual capacity (FRC) (L)

Total lung capacity (TLC) (L) 0.00

Comment on the di erences between the experimental and predicted values for VC, FRC, and TLC in the table above.
What could cause these di erences, if any?

Experimental was forced so it wasn't exact.

How might lung volumes and capacities be altered in a 74-year-old woman who struggles with breathlessness?

Lung volumes have higher labor

Dynamic function tests – Challenge

The forced vital capacity (FVC) procedure involves exhaling air as fast as possible from full inspiration to full expiration.
The recording below shows lung volume changing as a healthy person performs this procedure.

Place the comments in the appropriate place.

FEV1 Forced expiration

starts
Forced expiration
starts

FVC
Maximal expiration
Maximal expiration

FVC

FEV1

Dynamic function tests – Activity

 4 Flow (L/s)

2
0
-2
-4
4 Volume (L)

2
0

-2
-4
60
Rate (BPM)
50
40
30
20 Time
10
0
20 40 1:00 20 20

Dynamic function tests – Analysis

Respiratory Parameter Units Normal Breathing

Time for FVC s -0.53

Vital capacity (VC) L 9.01

Forced vital capacity (FVC) L -0.72

Forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) L -0.53

% FVC expired in 1 second (FEV1/FVC*100) % 73.61

In your own words describe the physiological signi cance of the FEV1/FVC ratio.

Ration increased
Why do you think the forced vital capacity is less than the vital capacity?

Capacity was less

How would the 74-year-old woman's breathlessness a ect her ability to exhale forcefully? What e ect would this have
on her test results?

74 year old lady had hard breathing

Obstructed airways – Activity

4 Flow (L/s)

2
0
-2
-4
4 Volume (L)

2
0
-2
-4
60
Rate (BPM)
50
40
30
20 Time
10
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45 50 55 1:00
Ask the volunteer to describe how it felt to breathe with constricted airways.

Ready to pass out

Respiratory Parameter Units Normal Breathing

Time for FVC s 40

Vital capacity (VC) L 9.01

Forced vital capacity (FVC) L 23

Forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) L 7

% FVC expired in 1 second (FEV1/FVC*100) % 30.43

Obstructed airways – Analysis

4 Flow (L/s)
2
0
-2
-4
4 Volume (L)
2
0
-2
-4
60
Rate (BPM)

40

20

0
5 10 15 20 25
Obstructed Pulmonary function tests – results:

Respiratory Parameter Units Obstructed Breathing

Peak inspiratory ow (PIF) L/s -0.30

Peak expiratory ow (PEF) L/s -0.02

Time for forced vital capacity (FVC) s -0.17

Forced vital capacity (FVC) L -0.35

Forced expiratory volume (FEV1) L 10.1

% FVC expired (in 1s) % -2885.71

Compared to normal breathing, how are FEV1 values a ected by simulating airways obstruction?

Values were pretty low

In your own words, explain the psychological events that occurred during this simulated asthma attack. 

Hint: Think about how it felt. How would it a ect your general state of well-being, and your ability to carry out normal
activities.

It will make it di cult to breat

Label the graph below to show the di erence between FVC and FEV1 for normal lungs and obstructed lungs.

FEV1 normal lungs FEV1 obstructed lungs FVC obstructed lungs

FEV1 obstructed
lungs

FVC normal lungs

FVC obstructed
lungs
FEV1 normal lungs

FVC normal lungs

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Inches Centimeters

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