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Lung Volume &
Capacities
Pulmonary Function
Tests
PULMONARY FUNCTION
TESTS (PFT)
INDICATIONS :
 Diagnosis of certain lung diseases
 As a fitness test before
recruitment
 To monitor, effect of training in a
sports person
 For assessing pre-operative fitness
of a patient
LUNG VOLUME and capacity.pptx bds notes 1st yr
 Lung volumes and lung capacities
refer to the volume of air associated
with different phases of the
respiratory cycle
 Lung volumes are directly measured;
Lung capacities are inferred from
lung volumes
 Instrument used is spirometry
SPIROGRAM
STATIC LUNG
VOLUME &
CAPACITIES
 The maximum volume to which a
lung can be expanded is divided into
Four types:
1. Tidal volume (TV)
2. Inspiratory reserve volume (IRV)
3. Expiratory persevere volume (ERV)
4. Residual volume (RV)
STATIC LUNG VOLUME
 These are combinations of two or more
Pulmonary lung volumes:
1.Inspiratory capacity (IC)
2.Functional residual capacity (FRC)
3.Vital capacity (VC)
4.Total lung capacity (TLC)
STATIC LUNG CAPACITIES
1. TIDAL VOLUME
(TV)
 Definition:
 Volume of air inspired or expired
during each breath during normal
quiet breathing
 TV = 350 to 500 ml in normal adult
 Definition:
 Extra volume of air that can be
inhaled by a maximum inspiratory
effort over & above the normal tidal
volume
 IRV =2500 ml to 3000
ml in normal adult
2. INSPIRATORY RESERVE
VOLUME (IRV)
 Definition:
 Extra volume of air that can be
exhaled by the maximum forceful
expiration over & beyond the normal
TV
 ERV = 900 ml to 1100 ml in a normal
adult
3. EXPIRATORY RESERVE
VOLUME (ERV)
 Definition:
 Volume of the air left out in lungs
after most forceful expiration or
complete expiration
 RV =1000 to 1200 ml in adults
4. RESIDUAL VOULME (RV)
 These are combinations of two or more
Pulmonary lung volumes:
1.Inspiratory capacity (IC)
2.Functional residual capacity (FRC)
3.Vital capacity (VC)
4.Total lung capacity (TLC)
STATIC LUNG CAPACITIES
 Definition:
It is the maximal volume of air that
can be inhaled from resting
expiratory level.
 I.C. = T.V. + I. R.V.. Normal Value
is 2800 to 3500 ml.
1. INSPIRATORY CAPACITY
(IC)
2. FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL
CAPACITY (FRC)
Definition:
It is the volume of air remaining in the
lungs at the resting expiratory level.
F.R.C. = R.V. + E.R.V. Normal value is
2300 ml.
Continues exchange of gases- So
that conc of O2 and CO2 is
maintained
› Breath holding is made possible
› Prevents colapse of lungs
SIGNIFICANCE OF FRC
 Old age
 Obstructive and restrictive lung
diseases- Emphysema & Bronchial
Asthma
FACTORS AFFECTING FRC
3. VITAL CAPACITY (VC)
Definition:
It is the volume of air that can be
forcibly exhaled after a maximal
inspiration.
V.C. = T.V. + E.R.V. + I.R.V. Normal
value is 3200 to 5000 ml.
 To asses strength of respiratory
muscles
 Factors affecting VC
› Age- decreases with age
› Sex- males have more also in athletes
› Strength of respiratory muscles
› Gravity
› Pregnancy, Obesity- reduced
› Ascites
› Pulmonary diseases
Myopathy, polio, Myaesthenia Gravis- decreases
SIGNIFICANCE
4. TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY
(TLC)
Definition:
It is the volume of air contained in the
lungs at the end of a maximal
inspiration.
TLC = VC + RV. Normal value is 5800
ml.
DYNAMIC LUNG
VOLUME &
CAPACITIES
LUNG VOLUME and capacity.pptx bds notes 1st yr
Dynamic Lung volume &
Capacities are dependent on
time factor, therefore expressed
as ml/ min or L/ min
 Timed Vital Capacity (TVC) or Forced
Vital Capacity (FVC)
 Definition:
 is volume of the air that can be expired
rapidly with max force following a max
inspiration , the volume of air expired
can be timed by recording VC on
spirograph
DYNAMIC LUNG VOLUMES
Forced Expiratory Volume –
It is the fraction of the vital capacity
expired at the end of first, second and third
seconds of expiration.
FEV1 = Volume expired in first sec. x 100
Vital capacity
Peak Expiratory Flow
Rate(PEFR) :
It is the maximum rate at
which air can be expired out
after deep inspiration.
Normal value 450- 500 Lit./
min
 The ratio of pulmonary ventilation to
pulmonary blood flow for the whole
lung at rest is about 0.8 (4.2 L/min
ventilation divided by 5.5 L/min
blood flow)
Ventilation- Perfusion Ratio
VA/ Q
VA= Alveolar Ventilation
Q= Blood flow
Top of the lungs, VA/Q is 2.5 times as great
as the ideal value, causing moderate degree
of physiologic dead space
At bottom of lung, VA/Q is 0.6 the ideal
value, physiologic shunt
LUNG VOLUME and capacity.pptx bds notes 1st yr
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LUNG VOLUME and capacity.pptx bds notes 1st yr

  • 2. PULMONARY FUNCTION TESTS (PFT) INDICATIONS :  Diagnosis of certain lung diseases  As a fitness test before recruitment  To monitor, effect of training in a sports person  For assessing pre-operative fitness of a patient
  • 4.  Lung volumes and lung capacities refer to the volume of air associated with different phases of the respiratory cycle  Lung volumes are directly measured; Lung capacities are inferred from lung volumes  Instrument used is spirometry
  • 7.  The maximum volume to which a lung can be expanded is divided into Four types: 1. Tidal volume (TV) 2. Inspiratory reserve volume (IRV) 3. Expiratory persevere volume (ERV) 4. Residual volume (RV) STATIC LUNG VOLUME
  • 8.  These are combinations of two or more Pulmonary lung volumes: 1.Inspiratory capacity (IC) 2.Functional residual capacity (FRC) 3.Vital capacity (VC) 4.Total lung capacity (TLC) STATIC LUNG CAPACITIES
  • 9. 1. TIDAL VOLUME (TV)  Definition:  Volume of air inspired or expired during each breath during normal quiet breathing  TV = 350 to 500 ml in normal adult
  • 10.  Definition:  Extra volume of air that can be inhaled by a maximum inspiratory effort over & above the normal tidal volume  IRV =2500 ml to 3000 ml in normal adult 2. INSPIRATORY RESERVE VOLUME (IRV)
  • 11.  Definition:  Extra volume of air that can be exhaled by the maximum forceful expiration over & beyond the normal TV  ERV = 900 ml to 1100 ml in a normal adult 3. EXPIRATORY RESERVE VOLUME (ERV)
  • 12.  Definition:  Volume of the air left out in lungs after most forceful expiration or complete expiration  RV =1000 to 1200 ml in adults 4. RESIDUAL VOULME (RV)
  • 13.  These are combinations of two or more Pulmonary lung volumes: 1.Inspiratory capacity (IC) 2.Functional residual capacity (FRC) 3.Vital capacity (VC) 4.Total lung capacity (TLC) STATIC LUNG CAPACITIES
  • 14.  Definition: It is the maximal volume of air that can be inhaled from resting expiratory level.  I.C. = T.V. + I. R.V.. Normal Value is 2800 to 3500 ml. 1. INSPIRATORY CAPACITY (IC)
  • 15. 2. FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY (FRC) Definition: It is the volume of air remaining in the lungs at the resting expiratory level. F.R.C. = R.V. + E.R.V. Normal value is 2300 ml.
  • 16. Continues exchange of gases- So that conc of O2 and CO2 is maintained › Breath holding is made possible › Prevents colapse of lungs SIGNIFICANCE OF FRC
  • 17.  Old age  Obstructive and restrictive lung diseases- Emphysema & Bronchial Asthma FACTORS AFFECTING FRC
  • 18. 3. VITAL CAPACITY (VC) Definition: It is the volume of air that can be forcibly exhaled after a maximal inspiration. V.C. = T.V. + E.R.V. + I.R.V. Normal value is 3200 to 5000 ml.
  • 19.  To asses strength of respiratory muscles  Factors affecting VC › Age- decreases with age › Sex- males have more also in athletes › Strength of respiratory muscles › Gravity › Pregnancy, Obesity- reduced › Ascites › Pulmonary diseases Myopathy, polio, Myaesthenia Gravis- decreases SIGNIFICANCE
  • 20. 4. TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY (TLC) Definition: It is the volume of air contained in the lungs at the end of a maximal inspiration. TLC = VC + RV. Normal value is 5800 ml.
  • 23. Dynamic Lung volume & Capacities are dependent on time factor, therefore expressed as ml/ min or L/ min
  • 24.  Timed Vital Capacity (TVC) or Forced Vital Capacity (FVC)  Definition:  is volume of the air that can be expired rapidly with max force following a max inspiration , the volume of air expired can be timed by recording VC on spirograph DYNAMIC LUNG VOLUMES
  • 25. Forced Expiratory Volume – It is the fraction of the vital capacity expired at the end of first, second and third seconds of expiration. FEV1 = Volume expired in first sec. x 100 Vital capacity
  • 26. Peak Expiratory Flow Rate(PEFR) : It is the maximum rate at which air can be expired out after deep inspiration. Normal value 450- 500 Lit./ min
  • 27.  The ratio of pulmonary ventilation to pulmonary blood flow for the whole lung at rest is about 0.8 (4.2 L/min ventilation divided by 5.5 L/min blood flow)
  • 28. Ventilation- Perfusion Ratio VA/ Q VA= Alveolar Ventilation Q= Blood flow Top of the lungs, VA/Q is 2.5 times as great as the ideal value, causing moderate degree of physiologic dead space At bottom of lung, VA/Q is 0.6 the ideal value, physiologic shunt