Enter Age, Height and Gender. To see Percent Prediced, you must enter observed FVC, FEV1, and PEFR values in the appropriate boxes.
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| Measurements made in Spirometry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Abbreviation | Measurement | Description |
| VC (SVC) | Vital capacity (slow vital capacity) | Maximal amount of air exhaled steadily from full inspiration to maximal expiration (not time-dependent). It should be >80% of predicted, reduced in restrictive disease. |
| FVC | Forced vital capacity | Volume of lungs from full inspiration to forced maximal expiration. It is reduced in restrictive disease, and in obstructive disease if air trapping occurs. |
| FEV1 | Forced expiratory volume in one second | Volume of air expelled in the first second of a forced expiration. Reduced in both obstructive and restrictive disease. |
| FEV1% (FER) | Forced expiratory ratio (FEV1/FVC)x100 | Percentage of FVC expelled in the first second of a forced expiration. Normal in restrictive disease - reduced in obstructive disease. |
| FEF 25-75% | Forced expiratory flow between 25-75% | Average expiratory flow rate at the middle part of forced expiration. It is a more sensitive indication of what is happening in the middle/lower airways, but is not as reproducible as FEV1. Normal in restrictive disease. |
| PEFR | Peak expiratory flow rate | Maximum rate of airflow achieved during expiration. |
