Which of the Following Statements Is Incorrect When Describing the Following

question 4

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is incorrect when describing the following spirometer results during a patient's maneuver?

• A) The FVC is the total volume of air that was expelled during the maneuver.
• B) The FEV₁ is the volume of air expelled in the first second during the maneuver.
• C) The FET is the actual length of time the patient exhaled in seconds during the maneuver.
• D) The FEV₁/FVC ratio should be under 80% in a healthy individual.

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Definitions:

Likely

This term implies a high probability or strong chance that an event will happen.

Measurements

The act or process of quantifying physical or abstract attributes by using instruments or techniques.

Standard Error

A measure of the variability or dispersion of a sample statistic, indicating its precision as an estimate of the population parameter.

Sample Median

The middle value of a sample when the values are arranged in ascending or descending order, or the average of the two middle values if there is an even number of observations.