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What is measured in the course of normal breathing?
Static compliance is measured after a lung has been held for a fixed volume; dynamic compliance is...
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What is Laplace's Law?
Pressure = 2*Tension divided by the Radius
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What is transmural pressure?
The difference between intrathoracic (or intrapleural) and alveolar pressure.
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What is dipalmitoyl phosphatidyl choline?
70-80 percent of surfactant consists of this phospholipid.
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