Calculator: Predicted total lung capacity (pTLC) in adults

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Sex (biologic)	Female
	Male
Height

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pTLC		L

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Notes

These equations were derived from data from White European populations and may be less reliable for patients of other ancestries.
For information on the use of pTLC, please refer to UpToDate topics on pulmonary function testing, and for use in lung transplantation, please refer to UpToDate topics on donor lung procurement and lung size matching.

Equations used

pTLC Female = (6.6 * Height / 100) - 5.79

pTLC Male = (7.99 * Height / 100) - 7.08

References

Stocks J, Quanjer PH. Reference values for residual volume, functional residual capacity and total lung capacity. ATS Workshop on Lung Volume Measurements. Official Statement of The European Respiratory Society. Eur Respir J 1995; 8:492.

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Calculator: Predicted total lung capacity (pTLC) in adults