Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Vital Capacity

http://humanphisiology.wikispaces.com/file/view/Spirogram.gif
VC = IRV + TV + ERV (nooooot RV--residual volume--too)

(703+)
- Boyle's Law! (P and V inverse)
spirometer - measures the volume of air exchanged in breathing
- normal = tidal volume (TV) = 500mL
- extra expiration = expiratory reserve volume (ERV)
- extra inspiration = inspiratory reserve volume (IRV)
- amount of air that cannot be forcibly expired = residual volume (RV)
- in pneumothorax, the RV is eliminated when lung collapses!

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