Pulmonary Function Tests Other tests of lung function:1. Lung mechanics -Resistance -Compliance 2. Distribution of Ventilation (N2 delta) 3. Maximal Respiratory Pressures (MIP, MEP)
V/Q ratio
V/Q mismatch (3-compartment model)
Lung volumes and capacities
How to measure FRC (RV,TLC) ? Nitrogen washout method Inert gas dilution technique Plethysmography
Resistance
Volume dependence of airway resistance (Raw) S Raw (cmH 2 O/L/sec) Lung Volume (liters) TLC RV
Compliance
Ventilatory Mechanics: Healthy P cw P RS PLPL % VC Pressure (cmH 2 O)
Ventilatory Mechanics: Healthy % VC Pressure (cmH 2 O) resistive WOB ΔP ΔVΔP ΔV S Raw as lung volume because the airways distend as the lungs inflate, and bigger airways have lower resistance (*Poiseuilles’ Law*). The opposite is also true, of course! S Raw (cmH 2 O/L/sec) Lung Volume (liters) TLC RV ΔP ΔV elastic WOB ΔP ΔV elastic and resistive work of breathing is minimized when tidal breathing occurs within the compliant portion of the respiratory systems P-V curve
VTVT IC Begin Exercise IC Ventilatory Mechanics: Healthy
TLC RVRV Volume (liters) Pressure (cmH 2 0) EELV Ventilatory Mechanics: Healthy EILV IRV IC VTVT EELV
IRV Dynamic hyperinflation during exercise
Diffusion capacity (DLCO, DLCO/VA, Tco, Kco)
Mechanism of hypoxaemia
Hypoxaemia, hypercapnia in clinical cases
acute chronic Respiratory and metabolic shifts acute chronic
Exercise tests in lung diseases 1.Exercise-induced asthma (EIA) - FEV1 2.Interstitial lung disease (ILD) - SAT 3.Exercise tolerance in rehabilitation (COPD) - cardiopulmonary exercise (CPX). Important variables: - work rate (watts), SpO2, ABG - VO2, VCO2, RQ, VE - lactate threshold (LT) - breathing reserve (1-VEmax/MVV) - heart rate reserve (1-HRmax/220-age)
Mechanism of exercise-induced hypoxaemia
Noninvasive determination of lactate threshold by the V-slope method
Exercise training 1. Endurance –leg, arm -Wmax % min, 3x/weeek 2. Strength -max. weight 80% - 8 repetitions, 3 series - 3x/week 3. Respiratory muscle - selected cases (reduced breathing reserve) - Müller manouver, >PImax 30%
Respiration during exercise ( Wasserman K, 1999 )