The Respiratory System

at a Glance

Jeremy Ward, Jane Ward and Richard Leach

Multiple Choice: Chapter 22 Pulmonary function tests

Question 22.1.When trying to determine whether a breathless patient has obstructive or restrictive pulmonary disease

a it is necessary to make measurements of airway resistance and lung compliance
b a peak expiratory flow rate above the predicted value indicates restrictive disease
c the most useful test is the forced expiratory spirogram (exhaled volume vs. time)
d inspiratory wheezing would be expected in obstructive pulmonary disease.