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Lung function tests:
Lung function testing is contraindicated in:
“It appears to me a most excellent thing for the physician to cultivate Prognosis; for by foreseeing and foretelling, in the presence of the sick, the present, the past and the future… he will be the more readily believed to be acquainted with the circumstances of the sick”.
The anatomy of respiratory tract
The lungs - the right lung and the left lung.
The bronchial tree - up to 28 times from the trachea to the alveoli, the site of gaseous exchange between the air and the blood.
The alveolar sac - contain blood vessels, lymphatics and nerves.
The membrane itself is extremely thin (0.5μm) - total surface area of about 55m² provided by 700 million alveoli.