Spirometer Trace
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What does a spirometer trace look like?
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What does the tidal volume show?
The volume moved in or out
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What does the vital capacity show?
Total volume exhaled after the deepest possible inhaling
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What does residual volume show?
Volume of air left over in lungs after as much air as possible has been breathed out
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Why is our residual volume important?
It holds our alveoli and bronchioles to prevent them from collapsing
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What gives an average of the tidal volume?
The spirometer
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Formula for ventilation rate
Tidal volume x breaths per minute
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What does the gradient show in spirometer trace?
The volume of CO2 lost
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What is equal to volume of CO2 lost?
The volume of O2 used
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