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capacity (FVC),
forced expiratory volume (FEV) at
timed intervals of 0.5, 1.0 (FEV1), 2.0, and 3.0 seconds,
forced expiratory flow 25–75% (FEF 25–75)...
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expel the air.
During forced exhalation, as when
blowing out a candle,
expiratory muscles including the
abdominal muscles and
internal intercostal muscles...
- The peak
expiratory flow (PEF), also
called peak
expiratory flow rate (PEFR) and peak flow measurement, is a person's
maximum speed of expiration, as measured...
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Positive end-
expiratory pressure (PEEP) is the
pressure in the
lungs (alveolar pressure)
above atmospheric pressure (the
pressure outside of the body)...
- also
causes a
decreased total lung
capacity (TLC) by 5% and
decreased expiratory reserve volume by 20%.
Tidal volume increases by 30–40%, from 0.5 to 0...
-
Expiratory apnea is a
voluntary condition performed by a
patient during a doctor's
examination of the heart. By
breathing out and then
holding one's breath...
- is
caused by a
narrowed or
obstructed airway. It can be inspiratory,
expiratory or biphasic,
although it is
usually heard during inspiration. Inspiratory...
- lung
volumes are
tidal volume (VT),
inspiratory reserve volume (IRV),
expiratory reserve volume (ERV), and
residual volume (RV). The four lung capacities...
- of mask.
Breathing out
against the
positive pressure resistance (the
expiratory positive airway pressure component, or EPAP) may also feel unpleasant...
-
classification of the
sounds usually involve auscultation of the
inspiratory and
expiratory phases of the
breath cycle,
noting both the
pitch (typically described...
