While reviewing the results of the pulmonary functions test, the nurse is aware that the maximum amount of gas that can be displaced (expired) from the lung is called:
a. vital capacity (VC).
b. total lung capacity.
c. functional capacity.
d. residual volume.
ANS: A
VC is the amount of air that can be forcibly expired after a maximal inspiration. Total lung ca-pacity is the volume of lung capacity at full inhalation. Functional capacity is not a term used to describe function tests. Residual volume is the amount of air remaining after exhalation.
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