Clinical Tests of Respiratory Function |
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TESTS OF MECHANICAL FUNCTION | 14 |
TESTS OF GAS EXCHANGE FUNCTION | 53 |
PULMONARY VASCULAR DISEASE | 66 |
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AaPO₂ abnormalities acidosis acute airway function airway narrowing airways obstruction airways resistance alveolar gas alveolar pressure alveoli Appl arterial blood assessment asthma bronchial bronchodilator cardiac output changes chest wall chronic airflow obstruction Clin clinical CO₂ CO₂ retention compliance concentration dead space diffusing capacity disease dissociation curve DLCO effect emphysema exercise expiration FEV₁ fibrosing alveolitis fibrosis figure flow-volume curves gas exchange greater haemoglobin HCO3 hypercapnia hypoxaemia hypoxia increased inspiration inspiratory muscles less litre lung function lung recoil pressure lung volumes maximum expiratory flow measurements mechanical MEFV metabolic mixed venous mmHg normal subjects PaCO2 PaO2 patients with chronic PCO₂ perfusion Physiol physiological pleural pressure PO₂ predicted pulmonary capillaries pulmonary function PV curve radiographic ratio rebreathing reduced relationship Respir respiratory acidosis respiratory failure result shunt single breath static technique tests Thorax tidal breathing tidal volume tion usually VA/Q values ventilatory response vital capacity