1) why might blood carbon dioxide levels be higher in an individual with pulmonary disease when compared to the carbon dioxide levels of a healthy person?
2).While reviewing a patient’s pulmonary function tests, you notice that some of the values are smudged and unreadable.
a.) If his vital capacity is 4,600 ml, his tidal volume is 450 ml, and his expiratory reserve volume is 1,125 ml, what is his inspiratory reserve volume?
b.) If the patient has a total lung capacity of 5,675 ml, what is his residual volume?
3)Would an inhaler that contains a bronchodilator provide relief to a person with emphysema? Why or why not?
4)Why might blood carbon dioxide levels be higher in an individual with pulmonary disease when compared to the carbon dioxide levels of a healthy person?
5.) Describe the physiological reasons for the FVC and FEV1 values in emphysema breathing.
6.) Describe the physiological reasons for the FVC and FEV1 values in asthmatic breathing.
7.) Emphysema and asthma are obstructive lung diseases. Based on your results from this activity, how might a clinician diagnose a restrictive lung disease?
8)What prevents you from calculating FEV1 during the moderate and heavy exercise tests?
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