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Forced vital capacity (FVC) curves comparing normal, obstructive, and restrictive disorders. Curves are as they appear
Forced vital capacity ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... Forced #Vital #Capacity
Lung Volumes Diagram
 • VC - Vital Capacity
 • TLC - Total Lung Capacity
 • RV
• VC - Vital Capacity ... TLC - Total Lung Capacity ... - Inspiratory Capacity ... Functional Residual Capacity ... #TLC #FRC #VC #pulmonary
Lung volumes and capacities. Representation of a simple spirogram and divisions of lung volumes and capacities.
#Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... Lung #Volumes #Capacity
Lung Volumes and Capacities

The amount of air that moves in and out of the lungs during
The inspiratory capacity ... functional residual capacity ... The vital capacity ... The total lung capacity ... #Pulmonary
GOLD2017 - The refined ABCD assessment tool. FEV1: forced expiratory volume in 1 s; FVC: forced vital
: forced vital capacity ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary
Hoover's sign on Physical Exam
Paradoxical retraction of the lower intercostal spaces on inspiration
Pulmonary hyperinflation → flattening
on inspiration Pulmonary ... downward displacement capacity ... #Respiratory #pulmonary
Hypoxemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm by A-a Gradient

Normal A-a Gradient:
 • ↓ Atmospheric pressure
 • Hypoventilation: CNS
• ↓Diffusion Capacity ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #pulmonary
Consensus diagnostic criteria for asthma-COPD overlap syndrome (ACOS) in patients with airflow limitation. COPD=chronic obstructive pulmonary
chronic obstructive pulmonary ... FVC=forced vital capacity
Oxygen Delivery Equation
DO2 = CO x {(1.39 x Hb x sO2) + (PaO2 x 0.03)}
DO2 =
oxygen-carrying capacity ... oxygen delivery capacity ... pathophysiology #pulmonary
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
standing erect, the pulmonary ... The pulmonary vascular ... significant reserve capacity ... redistribution of pulmonary