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Pulmonary Function Tests. O ther tests of lung function:1. Lung mechanics -Resistance -Compliance 2. Distribution of Ventilation (N2 delta)
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Pulmonary Function Tests Other tests of lung function:1. Lung mechanics-Resistance -Compliance 2. Distribution of Ventilation (N2 delta) 3. Maximal Respiratory Pressures (MIP, MEP)
How to measure FRC (RV,TLC) ? • Nitrogen washout method • Inert gas dilution technique • Plethysmography
Volume dependence of airway resistance (Raw) 4 3 SRaw (cmH2O/L/sec) 2 1 0 2 4 6 8 Lung Volume (liters) RV TLC
Ventilatory Mechanics: Healthy 100 % VC Pcw 80 PRS 60 40 PL 20 0 20 40 60 -60 -40 -20 0 Pressure (cmH2O)
4 3 2 SRaw (cmH2O/L/sec) 1 0 2 4 6 8 Lung Volume (liters) Ventilatory Mechanics: Healthy ΔPΔV 100 ΔP ΔV % VC RV 80 elastic WOB 60 elastic and resistive work of breathing is minimized when tidal breathing occurs within the compliant portion of the respiratory systems P-V curve TLC 40 ΔPΔV 20 resistive WOB 0 20 40 60 -60 -40 -20 0 Pressure (cmH2O) SRaw as lung volume because the airways distend as the lungs inflate, and bigger airways have lower resistance (*Poiseuilles’ Law*). The opposite is also true, of course!
Ventilatory Mechanics: Healthy Begin Exercise IC IC VT
8 EILV 6 Volume (liters) 4 EELV 2 0 -40 -30 -20 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50 Pressure (cmH20) Ventilatory Mechanics: Healthy TLC IRV IC VT EELV RV
Respiratory and metabolic shifts chronic acute acute chronic
Exercise tests in lung diseases • Exercise-induced asthma (EIA) - FEV1 • Interstitial lung disease (ILD)- SAT • Exercise tolerance in rehabilitation (COPD) - cardiopulmonary exercise (CPX). Important variables: - work rate (watts), SpO2, ABG - VO2, VCO2, RQ, VE - lactate threshold (LT) - breathing reserve (1-VEmax/MVV) - heart rate reserve (1-HRmax/220-age)
Mechanism of exercise-induced hypoxaemia
Noninvasive determination of lactate threshold by the V-slope method