Definition of lung compliance US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Definition of lung compliance Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 1: The compliance of the lungs and chest wall is _____ proportional to the wall stiffness
Answer: inversely
Flashcard 2: What is the effect of emphysema on lung compliance?_____
Answer: Increased compliance
Flashcard 3: Lung compliance may be calculated by the equation C = _____
Answer: V/P
Flashcard 4: What is the function of elastin?
Answer: give stretchy property to different tissues
Flashcard 5: Lung compliance may be calculated by the equation C = _____
Answer: ΔV/ΔP
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Flashcard 6: To compensate for reduced lung compliance, obese patients have _____-_____ breathing
Answer: rapid
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Flashcard 7: During expiration, the slope of the pressure-volume loop _____ as the density of surfactant molecules rapidly _____
Answer: increases
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Flashcard 8: What is the effect of emphysema on lung compliance?
_____
Answer: Increased compliance
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Flashcard 9: The compliance of the lungs and chest wall is _____ proportional to their elastance
Answer: inversely
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Flashcard 10: After menopause, breast tissue undergoes _____
Answer: atrophy
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