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Testing Parameter
Description :
I. Vital Capacity: VC Health Scope:
(3348~3529)
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.
2. <3348, vital capacity is reduced.
Seen in mild chronic bronchitis, chronic
obstructive emphysema, lack of lung-yin type cough,
etc.
II. Total Lung Capacity: TLC Health Scope:
(4301~4782)
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.
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.
III. Airway Resistance: RAM Health Scope:
(1.374~1.709)
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.
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.
IV. Arterial Oxygen Content: PaCO2 Health Scope:
(17.903~21.012)
1. >21.012, increase.
Seen in body weaker immunity, lung Qi weakness
caused by invasion of pathogen, etc.
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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