Obstructive lung disease effects — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: A lung with _____ compliance is easier to fill

Answer: high

Flashcard 2: What is the effect of pulmonary fibrosis on lung compliance?_____

Answer: Decreased compliance

Flashcard 3: The compliance of the lungs and chest wall is _____ proportional to their elastance

Answer: inversely

Flashcard 4: The compliance of the lungs and chest wall is _____ proportional to the wall stiffness

Answer: inversely

Flashcard 5: What is the effect of emphysema on lung compliance?_____

Answer: Increased compliance

Flashcard 6: A lung with _____ compliance is harder to fill

Answer: low

Flashcard 7: Lung compliance may be calculated by the equation C = _____

Answer: V/P

Flashcard 8: What is the function of elastin?

Answer: give stretchy property to different tissues

Flashcard 9: Lung compliance may be calculated by the equation C = _____

Answer: ΔV/ΔP

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Flashcard 10: To compensate for reduced lung compliance, obese patients have _____-_____ breathing

Answer: rapid

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