lung function
How well breathe
Lung function is how well the lungs perform their job of moving air in and out and exchanging oxygen for carbon dioxide.
The term appears most often in medical contexts, where lung function is measured through breathing tests: The doctor ordered tests to assess her lung function.
Smoking, asthma, and other respiratory conditions can impair lung function.
- bronchiMain lung air passages
- spirometryLung airflow assessment
- residual volumeAir remaining after full exhalation
- deep breathThorough filling of lungs
- hold your breathStop breathing temporarily
blow out · asthma · FEV1 · gas exchange · alveoli · inhaler · diaphragm · respiration · pneumonia · nebulizer · vital capacity · emphysema · wheeze · smoker's cough · oxygen saturation · compliance · ventilation · peak flow
- health factorsexercise, psychological factors, genetics, smoking, alcohol
- Lungslungs, bronchi, bronchus, alveoli, airways
- physiologymetabolism, circulation, respiration, homeostasis, digestion
- asthmainhaler, wheeze, wheezing, asthma attack, airways
- lung diseaseasthma, COPD, emphysema, bronchitis, chronic bronchitis
- medical examsphysical exam, annual physical, annual checkup, checkup, wellness visit
lung functionrespiratory failure
Inadequate lung gas exchange
respiratory arrest · apnea · asphyxiation · respiratory distress · lung damage
lung functioncardiac function
The heart's pumping ability
heart function · cardiac output · liver function · kidney function · brain function