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Lung volumes are also known as respiratory volumes. It refers to the volume of gas in the lungs at a given time during the respiratory cycle. Lung capacities are derived from a summation of different lung volumes. The average total lung capacity of an adult human male is about 6 litres of air. Lung volumes measurement is an integral part of pulmonary function test. These volumes tend to vary, depending on the depth of respiration, ethnicity, gender, age and in certain respiratory diseases. A number of the lung volumes can be measured by Spirometry- Tidal volume, Inspiratory reserve volume, and Expiratory reserve volume. However, measurement of Residual volume , Functional residual capacity, and Total lung capacity is through body plethysmography, nitrogen washout and helium dilution. | |||
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Lung volumes are also known as respiratory volumes. It refers to the volume of gas in the lungs at a given time during the respiratory cycle. Lung capacities are derived from a summation of different lung volumes. The average total lung capacity of an adult human male is about 6 litres of air. Lung volumes measurement is an integral part of pulmonary function test. These volumes tend to vary, depending on the depth of respiration, ethnicity, gender, age and in certain respiratory diseases. A number of the lung volumes can be measured by Spirometry- Tidal volume, Inspiratory reserve volume, and Expiratory reserve volume. However, measurement of Residual volume , Functional residual capacity, and Total lung capacity is through body plethysmography, nitrogen washout and helium dilution.
