Pulmonary Mechanics and Physiology

  1. Physical Principles Governing Pulmonary Function
    1. Gas Laws
      1. Boyle's Law
        1. Pressure-Volume Relationships
          1. Application to Lung Volume Changes
          2. Dalton's Law of Partial Pressures
            1. Gas Mixtures in Airways
              1. Relevance to Gas Exchange
              2. Henry's Law
                1. Gas Solubility in Blood
                  1. Temperature and Pressure Effects
                  2. Charles' Law
                    1. Temperature-Volume Relationships
                  3. Mechanical Principles
                    1. Law of Laplace
                      1. Surface Tension Effects
                        1. Application to Alveolar Stability
                          1. Bubble Dynamics
                          2. Compliance and Elastance
                            1. Mathematical Relationships
                              1. Clinical Applications
                              2. Resistance Concepts
                                1. Poiseuille's Law
                                  1. Factors Affecting Flow Resistance

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