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Cardiopulmonary
Lung volumes and capacities
Term | Definition |
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Anatomic dead space volume (AD) | The volume of air that occupies the non-respiratory conducting airways |
Expiratory reserve volume (ERV) | The volume of air that can be exhaled after a normal tidal exhalation. 15% of total lung volume |
Forced expiratory volume (FEV) | Volume of air exhaled in a specified period of time: usually the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd second of a forced vital capacity maneuver |
Forced vital capacity (FVC) | Volume of air expired from a forced maximal exhalation after a forced maximal inhalation |
Functional residual capacity (FRC) | Volume of air in the lungs after a normal exhalation. FRC = ERV + RV. About 40% of total lung volume |
Inspiratory capacity (IC) | Volume of air that can be inspired after a normal tidal exhalation. IC = TV + IRV. About 60% of total lung volume. |
Inspiratory reserve volume (IRV) | Volume of air that can be inspired after a normal tidal inspiration. 50% of total lung volume |
Minute volume ventilation (VE) | Volume of air expired in one minute. VE = TV x respiratory rate |
Peak expiratory flow (PEF) | Max flow of air during the beginning of a forced maximal expiration |
Residual volume (RV) | Volume of gas in the lungs after a maximal expiration. 25% of total lung volume |
Tidal volume (TV) | Total volume inspired and expired w/ each breath during quiet breathing. 10% of total lung volume. |
Total lung capacity (TLC) | Volume of air in the lungs after a maximal inspiration; sum of all lung volumes. TLC = RV + VC or TLC = FRC + IC |
Vital capacity (VC) | Volume change that occurs between maximal inspiration and maximal expiration. VC = TV + IRV + ERV. 75% of total lung volume. |