The ERV can be normal or reduced in restrictive lung diseases; True or false
true
A 20 year old patient was referred to the PFT lab, his results were as follows: FRC 2.23L, RV 1.00L, VT 355mL; based on these findings we can conclude that this patient has what kind of a disease?
restrictive
PFTs provide the basis for classifying obstructive and restrictive diseases; true or false
true
obstructive disease affect patients flow rate: true or false
true
A COPD patient with an FEV1/FVC <70% and FEV1<30% or FEV<50% is at what stage of the disease:
very severe(stage IV)
what is the primary problem in restrictive diseases?
reduced lung compliance, thoracic compliance or both
obstructive pulmonary disease and restrictive pulmonary disease sometimes occur as a mixed impairment: true or false
true
A patient with a TLC of 80% less than the predicted value is said to have;
a restrictive disease
If your patient is having difficulty with his inspiration, you would suspect he has a:
