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What values would be needed to calculate a patient's vital capacity?

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Step-by-step explanation:

Male: vital capacity(ml)=(27.63−0.112×age)×height(cm)

Normal values in adults depend on gender, age, weight, height and even ethnicity and range between 3 and 5 liters.

Lower than normal values may indicate restrictive lung disease (e.g. pulmonary fibrosis, pneumothorax).

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