TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Mechanics of Breathing A1 - Levitzky, Michael G. PY - 2017 T2 - Pulmonary Physiology, 9e AB - The reader understands the mechanical properties of the lung and the chest wall during breathing.Describes the generation of a pressure gradient between the atmosphere and the alveoli.Describes the passive expansion and recoil of the alveoli.Defines the mechanical interaction of the lung and the chest wall, and relates this concept to the negative intrapleural pressure.Describes the pressure-volume characteristics of the lung and the chest wall, and predicts changes in the compliance of the lung and the chest wall in different physiologic and pathologic conditions.States the roles of pulmonary surfactant and alveolar interdependence in the recoil and expansion of the lung.Defines the functional residual capacity (FRC), and uses his or her understanding of lung-chest wall interactions to predict changes in FRC in different physiologic and pathologic conditions.Defines airways resistance and lists the factors that contribute to or alter the resistance to airflow.Describes the dynamic compression of airways during a forced expiration.Relates changes in the dynamic compliance of the lung to alterations in airways resistance.Lists the factors that contribute to the work of breathing.Predicts alterations in the work of breathing in different physiologic and pathologic states. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/19 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1160935887 ER -