Compliance — Flashcards

Flashcard 21: The _____ of a blood vessel describes the volume of blood the vessel can hold at a given pressure

Answer: capacitance (compliance)

Flashcard 22: The reduction of respiratory compliance in obesity is in part due to a reduction in _____ compliance due to microatelectasis

Answer: lung

Flashcard 23: What is the effect of glucocorticoids on fibroblast activity? _____

Answer: Decreased

Flashcard 24: The compliance of the lungs and chest wall is _____ proportional to the wall stiffness

Answer: inversely

Flashcard 25: At the original FRC, the tendency of the lung to collapse in a patient with pulmonary fibrosis is _____ than the tendency of the chest wall to expand

Answer: greater

Flashcard 26: What is the effect of normal aging on lung compliance? _____

Answer: Increased compliance

Flashcard 27: The reduction of respiratory compliance in obesity is in part due to a reduction in _____ compliance, due to increased weight

Answer: chest wall

Flashcard 28: Pulse pressure is _____ proportional to arterial compliance

Answer: inversely

Flashcard 29: What is the effect of pulmonary edema on lung compliance? _____

Answer: Decreased compliance

Flashcard 30: Diastolic dysfunction (heart failure) occurs due to decreased _____ leading to ↑ LVEDP

Answer: compliance

Extra: * HTN, obesity, infiltrative disorders (sarcoidosis, transthyretin-related amyloidosis) are important causes of DHF