Respiratory Disorders Case Lab

This breath Previous breath Typical normal Air leaving

Spirometry simulator

Pick a lung, set how severe it is, then press Blow out hard. The patient breathes in fully and blows out as hard and fast as possible for 6 seconds.

Lung

Severity 70%

Spirometry results
Measure	Value

Challenges

O₂ CO₂ Blood with O₂ Blood low in O₂ Mucus plug Clot

V/Q simulator

The picture shows one region of the lung (about a third of it). Change how much air (V) and how much blood (Q) reach it. The rest of the lung stays healthy and can breathe faster to help.

Air to this region (V) 100%

nonenormaldouble

Blood to this region (Q) 100%

nonenormaldouble

Try a disease

Blood gas readouts
Measure	Value

Cards to sort