Trapped gas and lung hysteresis

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• Personal Author:
  Franz GN ; Frazer DG
• Description:
  The amount of gas trapped in excised rat lungs was determined after four inflation-deflation cycles between total lung capacity (TLC) and several end-expiratory volumes or end-expiratory pressures. Lungs ventilated in this way exhibited pressure-volume curves that formed closed loops with varying degrees of hysteresis. The area of these loops was highly correlated with the amount of gas trapped in the lungs. Trapped gas volume and hysteresis increased with deflation to increasingly lower end-expiratory volumes or pressures. The processes responsible for lung hysteresis, however, seem to be primarily dependent upon end-expiratory pressure and only slightly dependent upon end-expiratory volume. A possible explanation of these findings is that menisci, formed in the small airways of the lung during deflation at low lung volumes, are responsible for both the trapped gas and the pressure-volume hysteresis of the lung. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Animals Laboratories Lung Lung Diseases Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety
• Keywords:
  Alveolar Trapped Gas Animal Studies Author Keywords: Airway Closure Laboratory Animals Lung Disease Lung Disorders Lung Function Lung Hysteresis Meniscus Formation In Lungs Pulmonary System Disorders Respiratory Function Respiratory Function Tests Respiratory System Disorders

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• ISSN:
  0034-5687
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  ALFORD - Appalachian Laboratory for Occupational Respiratory Disease
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  237-246
• Volume:
  46
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20047849
• Citation:
  Respir Physiol 1981 Dec; 46(3):237-246
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1982
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Respiration Physiology
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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