01-24-2008, 06:53 AM
A 20-year-old male undergoes spirometry in his primary care clinic. He takes a maximal inspiration and exhales into the spirometer until he can no longer exhale. The total volume of air exhaled is best described as which of the following?
A. Total lung capacity
B. Functional residual capacity
C. Inspiratory reserve capacity
D. Vital capacity
E. Residual capacity
A. Total lung capacity
B. Functional residual capacity
C. Inspiratory reserve capacity
D. Vital capacity
E. Residual capacity