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TLC |
max amount of air contained in the lungs after a deep breath |
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VC |
max amount of air that can be breathed and blown out w/ max effort |
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FVC |
measures the amount of air that can be expelled in one breath |
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FEV1 |
measures the amount of of that can be blown out in 1 second |
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what does a decrease in FEV mean? |
that there is a blockage to the flow of you airway out to your lungs. COPD test |
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Spirometry test |
how much air you can breath in and out. how quickly you can breath in and out |
