Definition
Analogously, to Ohm's Law:
Where:
So:
Where:
- = Airway Resistance
- = Pressure Difference driving airflow
- = Atmospheric Pressure
- = Alveolar Pressure
- = Volumetric Airflow (not minute ventilation which confusingly maybe represented by the same symbol)
N.B. PA and change constantly during the respiratory cycle.
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