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 NOMAD: RESPIPHYSIOL: Lung ComplianceNOMAD: RESPIPHYSIOL: Lung Compliance11
LUNG COMPLIANCE &LUNG COMPLIANCE &SURFACTANTSURFACTANT
ByyDr. M. Anthony David, MD.r. M. Anthony David, MD.Professor of Physiologyrofessor of Physiology
 
 NOMAD: RESPIPHYSIOL: Lung ComplianceNOMAD: RESPIPHYSIOL: Lung Compliance22
LUNG COMPLIANCELUNG COMPLIANCE
The ‘he ‘stretchabilitytretchability’ of the lung isof the lung iscalled it’s Compliance.alled it’s Compliance.
Compliance is defined as theompliance is defined as thevolume change per unit pressureolume change per unit pressurechange during inflation orhange during inflation ordeflation.eflation.
Volume change : Volume change : V
2
– V– V
1
Pressure Change: Pressure Change: P
2
– P– P
1
 
 NOMAD: RESPIPHYSIOL: Lung ComplianceNOMAD: RESPIPHYSIOL: Lung Compliance33
Compliance =ompliance =V
2
––V
1
P
2
– P– P
1
= ∆ VV
LUNG COMPLIANCE
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