Measurement of functional residual capacity and pulmonary carbon monoxide uptake in conscious Greyhounds.
A simplified rebreathing method was developed for measurement of functional residual capacity (FRC) and pulmonary diffusing capacity for CO in nonanesthetized standing Greyhounds. The FRC was related to body weight according to the equation: FRC = 0.04 (body weight in kg)1.22 whereas pulmonary diffusing capacity for CO in nonanesthetized standing Greyhounds (ml/min/mm of Hg) = 2.34 (body weight in kg).0.66 The large FRC per unit of body weight in the Greyhound emphasizes the need for breed specific prediction equations in veterinary respiratory physiologic studies and may reflect selection for exercise performance in the development of the Greyhound breed.
Department of Medicine, Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Hammersmith Hospital, london, England W120HS.
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D000818:Animals; D002248:Carbon Monoxide / Q000378:metabolism*; D004285:Dogs / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005652:Functional Residual Capacity / Q000502:physiology*; D008168:Lung / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male
D002248:Carbon Monoxide