Functional Residual Capacity in Patients with Pulmonary Emphysema
Authors: JOSEPH C. ROSS
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1962)

Article1 July 1962Functional Residual Capacity in Patients with Pulmonary EmphysemaA Comparative Study Using Gas Dilution and Plethysmographic Techniques for MeasurementJOSEPH C. ROSS, M.D., DAVID E. COPHER, B.S., JOHN D. TEAYS, M.D., THOMAS J. LORD, M.D.JOSEPH C. ROSS, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, DAVID E. COPHER, B.S.Search for more papers by this author, JOHN D. TEAYS, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, THOMAS J. LORD, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-57-1-18 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptMany methods have been used to measure the functional residual capacity of the lung (FRC), some simple, others complicated and elaborate. Nevertheless, an accurate measurement of functional residual capacity in patients with pulmonary emphysema has been more difficult than expected and, as time has passed, it has become apparent that the functional residual capacity in patients with emphysema is larger than previously thought.In 1940, Darling, Cournand, and Richards (1) described the open circuit nitrogen (7-minute washout) method, now widely used, for estimating functional residual capacity, but pointed out that imperfect gas mixing in the lung could impair the accuracy...References1. DARLINGCOURNANDRICHARDS RCADW: Studies on the intrapulmonary mixture of gases. III. An open circuit method for measuring residual air. J. Clin. Invest. 19: 609, 1940. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. HICKAMBLAIRFRAYSER JBER: An open circuit helium method for measuring functional residual capacity and defective intrapulmonary gas mixing. J. Clin. Invest. 33: 1277, 1954. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. 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ROSS, M.D. 1 July 1962Volume 57, Issue 1Page: 18-28KeywordsEmphysemaHeartLungsResearch grants Issue Published: 1 July 1962 PDF DownloadLoading ...