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What type of measurement can be made with Body Plethysmography?
What type of measurement can be made with Body Plethysmography?
- Alveolar gas volume and lung elasticity
- Extrathoracic gas volume and airway compliance
- Intrathoracic gas volume and airway resistance (correct)
- Inspiratory capacity and expiratory reserve volume
What changes are used to reflect changes in lung volume in Body Plethysmography?
What changes are used to reflect changes in lung volume in Body Plethysmography?
- Changes in ambient temperature
- Air volume changes inside the sealed cabinet (correct)
- Subject's heart rate
- Subject's skin conductivity
What does Cabinet Air Volume require during testing?
What does Cabinet Air Volume require during testing?
- Subject to be seated near a boxlike cabinet
- Subject's entire body to be enclosed within a boxlike cabinet (correct)
- Subject's head to be enclosed within a boxlike cabinet
- Subject to be partially enclosed within a boxlike cabinet
What is the purpose of measuring intrathoracic gas volume with Body Plethysmography?
What is the purpose of measuring intrathoracic gas volume with Body Plethysmography?
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What changes are interpreted as changes in alveolar pressure in Body Plethysmography?
What changes are interpreted as changes in alveolar pressure in Body Plethysmography?
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