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GMS6401 Final_2 Exam Questions With Correct Answers Trans-pulmonary pressure - answerthe pressure difference between alveolar pressure and pleural space pressure trans-pulmonary pressure eqn - answerPTP = PALV - PPL pleural pressure is ___; alveolar pressure is ___ - answernegative; positive ...

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GMS6401 Final_2 Exam Questions With
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Trans-pulmonary pressure - answer✔the pressure difference between alveolar pressure and
pleural space pressure

trans-pulmonary pressure eqn - answer✔PTP = PALV - PPL

pleural pressure is ___; alveolar pressure is ___ - answer✔negative; positive

pneumothorax - answer✔breach of thoracic cavity that causes pleural pressure to equilibrate,
resulting in collapsed lung

lung compliance - answer✔measure of how easily the lung can be stretched out (similar to
distensibility)

compliance eqn - answer✔C = deltaV/deltaP

normal clinical compliance value - answer✔0.2 L/cmH2O

low lung compliance and associated disease - answer✔small change in volume for a given
change in pressure; pulmonary fibrosis


- think: if lungs are rubber band, this is 4-5 rubber bands trying to stretch at once

high lung compliance and associated disease - answer✔large change in volume for given
change in pressure; emphysema


- think: lungs are all stretched out like an old sock

compliance is INVERSELY proportional to ___ - answer✔lung recoil

pleural pressure during inspiration - answer✔decreases as volume of pleural space increases

alveolar pressure during inspriation - answer✔decreases as alveolar volume increases due to
increase in transpleural pressure

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