Combined respiratory system compliance — Flashcards

Combined respiratory system compliance — Flashcards

Combined respiratory system compliance — Flashcards
#1

At highest lung volumes, both the lungs and the chest wall contribute to _____ forces on the lung-chest wall system

#2

What is the effect of pulmonary fibrosis on lung compliance?_____

#3

Lung _____ describes the change in lung volume for a given change in lung pressure

#4

The compliance of the lungs and chest wall is _____ proportional to the wall stiffness

#5

What is the function of elastin?

#6

Lung compliance may be calculated by the equation C = _____

#7

To compensate for reduced lung compliance, obese patients have _____-_____ breathing

Hint: rate

#8

During expiration, the slope of the pressure-volume loop _____ as the density of surfactant molecules rapidly _____

#9

What is the effect of emphysema on lung compliance? _____

#10

The compliance of the lungs and chest wall is _____ proportional to their elastance

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