Fast Five Quiz: Are You Prepared to Confront Respiratory Failure?

Ata Murat Kaynar, MD

November 16, 2015

Normal values for FEV₁ and FVC suggest a disturbance in respiratory control. A decrease in FEV₁/FVC indicates airflow obstruction, whereas a reduction in both FEV₁ and FVC and maintenance of FEV₁/FVC suggest restrictive lung disease.

Respiratory failure is uncommon in obstructive diseases when FEV₁ is >1 L and in restrictive diseases when FVC is >1 L.

For more on the workup of respiratory failure, read here.

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