Dynamic compression of the airways
Dynamic compression of the airways is a phenomenon strongly influencing the results of dynamic tests of pulmonary ventilation and limiting expiration in obstructive pulmonary diseases. Theoretical principles are presented on a simplified lung model for better understanding of influences that the dynamic compression of the airways exerts on the forced expiratory flow.
Authors: Sket Dušan
Cite as: Med Razgl. 1992; 31: 187–98.
Keywords: airway obstruction, maximal expiratory flow rate