Cardiopulmonary Anatomy & Physiology
7th Edition
ISBN: 9781337794909
Author: Des Jardins, Terry.
Publisher: Cengage Learning,
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Chapter 2, Problem 13RQ
If alveolar unit A has one-half the compliance of alveolar unit B, then the
1. time constant of unit A is essentially the same as that of unit B.
2. volume in unit B is two times greater than volume in unit A.
3. time constant of unit B is twice as long as that of unit A.
4. volume in unit B is essentially the same as the volume of unit A.
A. 1 only
B. 3 only
C. 4 only
D. 2 and 3 only
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Ch. 2 - The average compliance of the lungs and chest wall...Ch. 2 - Normally, the airway resistance in the...Ch. 2 - 3. In the normal individual in the upright...Ch. 2 - Prob. 4RQCh. 2 - 5. When arranged for flow Poiseuille’s law states...Ch. 2 - 6. During a normal exhalation, the
1....Ch. 2 - At rest, the normal pleural pressure change during...Ch. 2 - Prob. 8RQCh. 2 - Prob. 9RQCh. 2 - Assuming that pressure remains constant, if the...
Ch. 2 - Prob. 11RQCh. 2 - Prob. 12RQCh. 2 - 13. If alveolar unit A has one-half the compliance...Ch. 2 - 14. If a patient weighs 175 pounds and has a tidal...Ch. 2 - 15. Lung compliance study
Part /: If a patient...Ch. 2 - 16. If a patient produces a flow rate of 5 L/sec...Ch. 2 - Prob. 17RQCh. 2 - If the radius of a bronchial airway, which has a...Ch. 2 - In the healthy lung, when the alveolus decreases...Ch. 2 - 20. At end-expiration, is
A. 0 mm Hg.
B. 2 mm...Ch. 2 - Case 1 Because this patient's ribs were broken on...Ch. 2 - Case 1
2. As a result of the previously described...Ch. 2 - Case 1 The pathophysiologic process that developed...Ch. 2 - Case 2 As a result of the hyperinflation, the...Ch. 2 - Case 2 Because of the lung hyperinflation...Ch. 2 - Prob. 2CAQ3Ch. 2 - Case 2 As the airway resistance increased in this...Ch. 2 - Case 2
5. A product of the time constants is the...
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