airway resistance

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airway
noun[C]
uk
/ˈeə.weɪ/us
/ˈer.weɪ/
anatomyspecialized
the passage through the mouth and throat that carries air to ...
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resistance
noun
uk
/rɪˈzɪs.təns/us
/rɪˈzɪs.təns/
the act of fighting against something that is attacking you, or refusing to ...
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Pulmonary function before, immediately after, and 20 min after bypass was evaluated by measuring dynamic compliance andairwayresistance.
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Sleep-induced periodic breathing leads to oscillations in upperairwayresistancewhich contribute to the development of upper airway obstruction.
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Effect of commercially available nasal strips onairwayresistancein exercising horses.
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Airwayresistancewas not different between groups.
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Upperairwayresistancesyndrome is a clinical variant of sleep apnea that can also cause hypersomnia.
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Sleep disordered breathing is a spectrum of disorders that includes snoring, upperairwayresistancesyndrome, and obstructive sleep apnea.
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During this maneuver, airflow is transiently (0.5 sec) discontinued, which eliminates the effects ofairwayresistance.
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Airwayresistancecan change over time, for example, in asthma during an attack the airways constrict causing an increase inairwayresistance.
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Peak inspiratory pressure increases with anyairwayresistance.
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Peak airway pressure varies from breath to breath according to changes in the patient'sairwayresistanceand lung compliance.
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Heliox generates lessairwayresistancethan air and thereby requires less mechanical energy to ventilate the lungs.
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The increasedairwayresistancethat is associated with obstructive sleep apnea may also lead to nocturnal polyuria.
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Malocclusion can be a contributing factor to sleep disordered breathing which may include snoring, upperairwayresistancesyndrome, and / or sleep apnea (apnea means without breath).
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As shown aboveairwayresistanceis markedly affected by changes in the diameter of the airways, therefore diseases affecting the respiratory tract can increaseairwayresistance.
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