Lung Compliance

Introduction: Lung Compliance

Description of Lung Compliance

Lung Compliance: The capability of the LUNGS to distend under pressure as measured by pulmonary volume change per unit pressure change. While not a complete description of the pressure-volume properties of the lung, it is nevertheless useful in practice as a measure of the comparative stiffness of the lung. (From Best & Taylor's Physiological Basis of Medical Practice, 12th ed, p562).
Source: MeSH 2007

Lung Compliance: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Lung Compliance:

• Lung
• Lung symptoms (3280 causes)
• Lung disease
• Lung disorder
• Lung pain
• Compliance

Hierarchical classifications of Lung Compliance

The following list attempts to classify Lung Compliance into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Diagnosis
  • Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures
    • Diagnostic Techniques, Respiratory System
      • Respiratory Function Tests
        • Lung Compliance

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Circulatory and Respiratory Physiology
  • Respiratory Physiology
    • Respiratory Physiologic Phenomena
      • Lung Compliance

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