| Testing Parameter Description: |
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| I. Vital Capacity: VC Health Scope: (3348~3529) |
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1. >3529, vital capacity is increased.
Seen in mild upper respiratory tract infection, mild chronic bronchitis, wind-cold attacking lung-type cough, wind-heat invading lung-type cough, cough of phlegm-dampness accumulation in lungs, etc. |
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2. <3348, vital capacity is reduced.
Seen in mild chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive emphysema, lack of lung-yin type cough, etc. |
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| II. Total Lung Capacity: TLC Health Scope: (4301~4782) |
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1.>4728, mild emphysema.
Shortness of breath, alveolar expansion, Qi deficiency of the lung-spleen type lung inflation, heat-phlegm stagnating lung type lung inflation, etc. |
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2. <4301, aura of extensive lesions in lung tissue.
chronic bronchitis, mild upper respiratory tract infection, dry heat impairing pulmonary Jin type lung atrophy, lung Qi deficiency cold type lung atrophy, etc. |
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| III. Airway Resistance: RAM Health Scope: (1.374~1.709) |
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1. >1.709, increase.
Seen in chronic obstructive emphysema, chronic bronchitis, early symptoms of bronchial asthma, lung and kidney qi deficiency type lung inflation, cold-phlegm obstructing lung type lung inflation, etc. |
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2. <1.374, reduction.
Mild upper respiratory tract infection, mild bronchitis, cough of phlegm-dampness accumulation in lungs, wind-cold attacking lung-type cough, etc. |
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| IV. Arterial Oxygen Content: PaCO2 Health Scope: (17.903~21.012) |
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1. >21.012, increase.
Seen in body weaker immunity, lung Qi weakness caused by invasion of pathogen, etc. |
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2. <17.903, reduction.
Seen in poor airway, aura of chronic obstructive emphysema, early symptoms of bronchial asthma, cold wheezing, hot wheezing and wind-cold attacking lung type asthma syndrome, cold surface damp-heat type asthma syndrome, heat-phlegm stagnating lung type asthma syndrome, turbid-phlegm obstructing lung type lung inflation, lung and kidney qi deficiency type lung inflation, etc. |
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