TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Surfactant Biology and Lung Compliance A1 - Lechner, Andrew J. A1 - Mayo, Mary M. A2 - Lechner, Andrew J. A2 - Matuschak, George M. A2 - Brink, David S. PY - 2012 T2 - Respiratory: An Integrated Approach to Disease AB - Learning ObjectivesThe student will be able to define static lung compliance as determined using excised lungs inflated by negative pressure.The student will be able to distinguish between tissue elastic recoil forces and surface tension recoil forces, and interpret hysteresis curves obtained during lung inflations with air, saline, or with air after saline lavage.The student will be able to summarize the origin, cellular location, and primary constituents of pulmonary surfactant.The student will be able to describe the major laboratory methods for analyzing amniotic fluid for pulmonary surfactant, including cutoff values for the foam stability index, the fluorescent polarization assay, and the lecithin/sphingomyelin ratio. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/18 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1120130862 ER -