Hi everyone,

I went in for some pulmonary tests yesterday and was hoping someone could help me with the results. I just have preliminary results that the tech printed out for me. The spirometry tests were normal, but the lung volume tests were not. The tech said that the results were what she would expect for someone with mg, something to do with the lungs not fully emptying I think.

If anyone has any insight into the results I would love to hear it. Here they are:

Lung Volumes

TLC (Total Lung Capacity) best- 4.29 % of predicted - 84%
VC (Volume capacity?) best - 3.33 no % pred
RV (Residual volume) .96 57%
RV/TLC 22 68%
FRC/PL (Functional Residual Capacity/?) 1.52 54%
ERV (Expiratory Reserve Volume) .43 38%
IC (Inspiratory Capacity) 2.77 122%

I think the tech said something about the IC being high to compensate for the fact that my lungs weren't fully expanding. I'm not sure though, she was a fountain of knowledge and I couldn't keep up.

I tried googling this but didn't have much luck getting any straight answers. Any help is greatly appreciated!

Ally