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2006-10-26 16:34:02 · 6 answers · asked by who are you? 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Respiratory Diseases
a person's age
the atmospheric pressure
any lung disease or history of lung disease
male or female
a person's size.....eg a larger person probably has larger lungs
2006-10-26 16:44:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lung volume.
diaphragm (how much it can expand lungs)
Ability of chest wall to expand.
compressibility of lungs. (COPD from smoking decreases the elasticity of the lungs, and consequently their ability to exhale. This therefor limits the intake, even while the total volume of the lungs remains high)
Fluid in the lungs (as in pneumonia)
Pneumothorax (fluid, such as blood, around the lungs, prohibiting them from expanding and taking in air)
That's a few.
2006-10-26 23:56:57 · answer #2 · answered by Deirdre H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well lets see.... 1. Size of rib cage... 2. diapragm excursion....3. ( since things that also occupy space inn the chest reduce the amount of air) heart size,.... 4. presence of congestive heart failure (too much blood in the chest).... 5. Obesity (too much pressure from the abdoment limits diapragm excursion but thats sort of like #1.
2006-10-26 23:43:45 · answer #3 · answered by sleepydoc97 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Smoking, tumors, not exercising enough, lung surgery, pneumonia.
2006-10-26 23:40:22 · answer #4 · answered by Demon Doll 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Emphysema, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pneumonia, TB, lung cancer
2006-10-26 23:41:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
age, activity level, smoker/non-smoker, health conditions, yeah i'll update if i think of more
2006-10-26 23:42:32 · answer #6 · answered by jeffsgirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋