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  2. Lung volumes and capacities - Wikipedia

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    Inspiratory vital capacity: the maximum volume of air inhaled from the point of maximum expiration: VC: Vital capacity: the volume of air breathed out after the deepest inhalation. V T: Tidal volume: that volume of air moved into or out of the lungs during quiet breathing (VT indicates a subdivision of the lung; when tidal volume is precisely ...

  3. Vital capacity - Wikipedia

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    Vital capacity (VC) is the maximum amount of air a person can expel from the lungs after a maximum inhalation. It is equal to the sum of inspiratory reserve volume, tidal volume, and expiratory reserve volume. It is approximately equal to Forced Vital Capacity (FVC). [1] [2] A person's vital capacity can be measured by a wet or regular spirometer.

  4. Minute ventilation - Wikipedia

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    Minute ventilation (or respiratory minute volume or minute volume) is the volume of gas inhaled (inhaled minute volume) or exhaled (exhaled minute volume) from a person's lungs per minute. It is an important parameter in respiratory medicine due to its relationship with blood carbon dioxide levels .

  5. Spirometry - Wikipedia

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    Inspiratory vital capacity: the maximum volume of air inhaled from the point of maximum expiration: VC: Vital capacity: the volume of air breathed out after the deepest inhalation. V T: Tidal volume: that volume of air moved into or out of the lungs during quiet breathing (VT indicates a subdivision of the lung; when tidal volume is precisely ...

  6. Tidal volume - Wikipedia

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    Inspiratory vital capacity: the maximum volume of air inhaled from the point of maximum expiration: VC: Vital capacity: the volume of air breathed out after the deepest inhalation. V T: Tidal volume: that volume of air moved into or out of the lungs during quiet breathing (VT indicates a subdivision of the lung; when tidal volume is precisely ...

  7. Respiratory system - Wikipedia

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    This is the residual volume (volume of air remaining even after a forced exhalation) of about 1.0–1.5 liters which cannot be measured by spirometry. Volumes that include the residual volume (i.e. functional residual capacity of about 2.5–3.0 liters, and total lung capacity of about 6 liters) can therefore also not be measured by spirometry ...

  8. Lung - Wikipedia

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    The total lung capacity depends on the person's age, height, weight, and sex, and normally ranges between four and six litres. [101] Females tend to have a 20–25% lower capacity than males. Tall people tend to have a larger total lung capacity than shorter people. Smokers have a lower capacity than nonsmokers. Thinner persons tend to have a ...

  9. Inverse ratio ventilation - Wikipedia

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    Inverse ratio ventilation (IRV) is not necessarily a mode of mechanical ventilation though it may be referred to as such. IRV is a strategy (method or style) of ventilating the lungs in such a way that the amount of time the lungs are in inhalation is greater than the amount of time they are in exhalation, allowing for a constant inflation of the lungs, ensuring they remain "recruited ...