-A Patient Has These PFT Results (See Above)

question 45

Multiple Choice

$$\begin{array} { | l | l | } \hline \text { Pulmonary Function Test (PFT) } & \text { Patient Results } \\\hline \text { Inspiratory capacity } & 3600 \mathrm {~mL} \\\hline \text { Functional residual capacity } & 2600 \mathrm {~mL} \\\hline \text { Vital capacity } & 4600 \mathrm {~mL} \\\hline \text { Total lung capacity } & 5900 \mathrm {~mL} \\\hline\end{array}$$
-A patient has these PFT results (see above) . The nurse knows the results are normal for which of the following?

• A)a child
• B)an adolescent
• C)a middle-aged patient
• D)an elderly patient

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Definitions:

Variation

The occurrence of differences among individuals within a population, due to genetic differences and environmental factors, which can lead to biodiversity.

Mutation

Any change in DNA; may include a change in the nucleotide base pairs of a gene, a rearrangement of genes within the chromosomes so that their interactions produce different effects, or a change in the chromosomes themselves.

Clones

Genetically identical organisms, cells, or molecules derived from a single parent entity.

Fertilized Cell

A fertilized cell, or zygote, is the result of the fusion between an egg and a sperm cell, marking the beginning of a new organism's development.