Pulmonary Flashcards

1
Q

Peak airway pressure is a sum of what pressures

A
  1. Flow related pressure
  2. Elastic recoil pressure
  3. PEEP
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2
Q

What is a starling resistor

A

Resistor in which downstream pressure changes have no effect on upstream pressure so long as the upstream pressure is higher than downstream

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