Static vs dynamic compliance — Flashcards

Static vs dynamic compliance — Flashcards

Static vs dynamic compliance — Flashcards
#1

A lung with _____ compliance is easier to fill

#2

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

#3

Lung compliance may be calculated by the equation C = _____

#4

The compliance of the lung-chest wall system is _____ than that of the lungs or chest wall alone

#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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