2. Arterial Blood Gases (ABGs)
Definition:
Measurement of oxygen and carbon dioxide levels in arterial blood.
Components:
pH, PaO2, PaCO2, HCO3-, SaO2.
Clinical Significance:
Assessment of respiratory and metabolic status.
3. Mixed Venous Blood Gases
Definition:
Measurement of oxygen and carbon dioxide levels in mixed venous blood.
Components:
SvO2 (mixed venous oxygen saturation).
Clinical Significance:
Evaluation of oxygen extraction and utilization.
4. Anion Gap
Definition:
Calculation of the difference between cations and anions in the blood.
Formula:
Anion Gap = (Na+ + K+) - (Cl- + HCO3-).
Clinical Significance:
Diagnostic tool for metabolic acidosis.
5. Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (ACE)
Function:
Conversion of angiotensin I to angiotensin II.
Clinical Significance:
Used in the diagnosis and monitoring of sarcoidosis.
Other Roles:
Regulation of blood pressure and electrolyte balance.
6. Lactic Acid
Definition:
Measurement of lactic acid levels in the blood.
Types:
L-lactate (Lactic acid) and D-lactate.
Clinical Significance:
Indication of tissue hypoxia and metabolic stress.
7. Indications and Interpretations
When to Perform These Tests:
Clinical scenarios and symptoms.
Interpretation Guidelines:
Normal ranges and values for each test.
Integration into Patient Care:
How results influence diagnosis and treatment decisions.
10. PFT
• Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) are a group of tests that
measure how well your lungs works, how well the lungs take
in and exhale air, and how efficiently they transfer oxygen
into the blood
11. • PFT or LFT are useful in assessing the functional status of
the respiratory system both in physiological and pathological
condition
• It is based on the measurement of volumes of air breathed
in and out in normal breathing and forced breathing
• It is carried out by using a spirometer
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14. Lung volume and capacities
• Lung volumes are the static volumes of air breathed by an individual,
i.e volume of air present in lung under specific position of the thorax
• 4 lung volumes
• Depends on age, weight, gender and body position
• 2 or more vol: when combined are capacity
15. Lung volumes
• TV-the vol: of gas exchanged during a relaxed insp:
followed by an exp: 500ml
• IRV-extra vol: of gas that can be inspired above tidal insp:
3000ml
• ERV-extra vol: of gas that can be expired after a normal
tidal exp: 1000ml
• RV-vol: of gas remain in lungs after a forceful exp: 1500ml
16. • IC-max: amount of gas inspired in to the lungs after a
normal tidal exp: [IC=TV+IRV] 3500ml
• FRC-amount of gas remain in the lungs after normal exp:[
FRC=ERV+RV] 2500ml
• VC-max: amount of gas expired from the lungs after a max:
insp: [VC=IRV+TV+ ERV] 4500ml
• TLC-max: amount of gas inspired to expand the lungs to its
max:extend [TLC=TV+IRV +ERV +RV] 6000ml
Lung capacity
18. Mechanics of Breathing
• Inspiration
Active process
• Expiration
Quiet breathing: passive
Can become active
Pulmonary Function Tests Evaluates 1 or more major
aspects of the respiratory system
• Lung volumes
• Airway function
• Gas exchange
19. Indications/purpose
• Detect disease, It serve as a diagnostic tool investigation
role
• Evaluate severity, extent and monitor the course of disease
• Evaluate treatment
• Measure effects and result of treatment exposures
20. PFTs can help diagnose
• Asthma
• Chronic bronchitis
• Respiratory infections
• Lung fibrosis
• Bronchiectasis
• Allergy
21. • Emphysema
• Cystic fibrosis
• Asbestosis which is a condition caused by exposure to
asbestos
• Sarcoidosis, which is an inflammation of the lungs, liver,
lymph nodes, eyes, skin, or other tissues
• Pulmonary tumors
22. Spirometry
• It is an instrument for measuring the air capacity of the
lungs
• Measurement of the pattern of air movement in and out of
the lungs during controlled ventilatory maneuvers.
• spirometer is used to measure the air flow, ventilatory
regulation, ventilatory mechanics and lung volume during a
forced expiratory maneuver from full inspiration.
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24. • PFT used to evaluate physiological aspect of breathing from
respiratory muscle function to the diffusion of gas at the
alveolar wall.
• PFT helps physiotherapists to distinguish between
obstructive and restrictive lung problem and to select
appropriate treatment
• It also measures the effect of the given treatment.
26. Mechanical Properties
• Compliance
• Describes the stiffness of the lungs
• Change in volume over the change in
pressure
• Elastic recoil
• The tendency of the lung to return to it’s
resting state
• A lung that is fully stretched has more
elastic recoil and thus larger/ maximal flows
of gas
28. PFT procedure
• Forced expiratory maneuver is the common clinical
approach
• Results are found in patients chart/moniter
• Common spirometric values areFEV1 and FVC FEV1/FVC
ratio
• Lung volume and peak expiratory flow rate (PEF or PEFR) are
measured to differentiate obstructive or restrictive
problems
• Forced expiratory flow (FEF)
29. • Sit up straight
• Get a good seal around the mouth piece
• Rapid inhale maximally
• Without any delay blow out as hard as fast as possible (blast
out)
• Continue the exhale until the patient can`t blow no more
• Expiration should continue at least 6sec (in adult) and 3 sec
(children under 10yrs)
• Repeat at least 3 technically acceptable times (without
cough, air leak and false start)
Procedure
31. How to interpret abnormal PFT
• If FVC & FEV1 is less than 80% (total vol:of air expelling is approx: 80%
within 1sec ie; FEV1), this suggests either an obstructive/ restrictive
lung pathology.
32. Forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1)
• FEV1 is the volume of air that can forcibly be blown out in
one second, after full inspiration.
• Average values for FEV1 in healthy people depend mainly
on sex and age height and mass.
• Values between 80% and 120% are considered normal.
33. Forced vital capacity (FVC)
• Forced vital capacity(FVC) is the volume of air that can forcibly be
blown out after full inspiration
34. FEV1/FVC ratio (FEV1%)
• FEV1/FVC (FEV1%) is the ratio of FEV1 to FVC. In healthy adults this
should be approximately 75–80%.
35. Forced expiratory flow (FEF)
• Forced expiratory flow (FEF) is the flow (or speed) of air
coming out of the lung during the middle portion of a forced
expiration.
• generally defined by fraction, The usual intervals are 25%,
50% and 75% (FEF25, FEF50 and FEF75)
36. Identify an obstructive problem
• Obstructive disorders (asthma, COPD)
- air flow reduces because of narrowing of air ways
-FEV1 is reduced
• Spirogram is continued to 6 sec to empty lung, FVC also reduced
because gas is trapped behind the obstructed bronchi
• Cardinal feature of obstructive defect is reduction in the FEV1/FVC
ratio
37. • In obstructive diseases (asthma, COPD, chronic bronchitis,
emphysema) FEV1 is diminished because of increased airway
resistance to expiratory flow.
• The FVC may be decreased due to the premature closure of
airway in expiration
• This generates a reduced value (<80%, often 45%).
60-80% -mild
40-60% -moderate
<40% -severe obstructions
40. Restrictive problem
• Restrictive disorders can be cause by disease of the lung
parenchyma (lung fibrosis) and chest wall
disease(kyphoscoliosis)
• This prevent the full expansion of the lungs therefore FVC
may be reduced
• FEV1 will increased because of the stiffness of the fibrotic
lungs increases the expiratory pressure
• Hence expired air comes out very quickly resulting with a
high FEV1/FVC ratio
43. References
1. Carl A. Burtis, David E. Bruns (2023) Tietz Fundamentals of Clinical
Chemistry, 9th Ed.
2. Lawrence A. Kaplan, Amadeo J. Pesce (2009) Clinical Chemistry:
Theory, Analysis,Correlation, 5 th Ed.
3. Robert L. Sunheimer (2010) Clinical Laboratory Chemistry.