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What is the maximum amount of air that a healthy lung can inhale?
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∙ 14y ago
very very variable...
but there is a calculation that can be done
its the forced expiratory volume / function residual capacity
basically you breath out REALLY HARD, and then take another big breath in, and then you can work out how much air remains in your lungs compared to how much you force out
the average is around 85% plus below 80% and your looking at emphysema, and higher then this then your looking at obstructive disorders.
as you can tell, this eliminates size as a factor in lung capacity, and simply gives us a nice round % which we can use on everyone, and get an average, so theres no real answer to your question...
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∙ 14y ago
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