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A patient exhales normally, then, using forced ventilation, the patient blows as much air as possible into a spirometer. This would measure the:

A

inspiratory reserve volume

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B

vital capacity

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tidal volume

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D

expiratory reserve volume

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Solution

The correct option is D
expiratory reserve volume

This is the additional amount of air that can be expired from the lungs by determined effort after normal expiration.

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