Pulmonary Function Testing | 合法醫療器材資訊網

2020年5月14日—Spirometryassessestheintegratedmechanicalfunctionofthelung,chestwall,respiratorymuscles,andairwaysbymeasuringthetotalvolume ...

Spirometry assesses the integrated mechanical function of the lung, chest wall, respiratory muscles, and airways by measuring the total volume of air exhaled from a full lung (total lung capacity [TLC]) to maximal expiration (residual volume [RV]). This volume, the forced vital capacity (FVC) and the forced expiratory volume in the first second of the forceful exhalation (FEV1), should be repeatable to within 0.15 L upon repeat efforts in the same measurement unless the largest value for either parameter is less than 1 L. In this case, the expected repeatability is to within 0.1 L of the largest value. The patient is instructed to inhale as much as possible and then exhale rapidly and forcefully for as long as flow can be maintained. The patient should exhale until one of the criteria defining the end of a forced exhalation has been reached. At the end of the forced exhalation, the patient s...