Review Article
Lung Compliance and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
| Aspect | Low compliance | High compliance |
| Lung of normal structure | Small person | Large person |
| Lung surfactant | Respiratory distress syndrome. Surfactant protein B deficiency | ā |
| Fibrous stroma | Disorders of lung parenchyma | Age, emphysema, and semicarbazide |
| Visceral pleural | Thickening secondary to TB, Asbestos exposure, and haemothorax | ā |
| Tone in muscle of alveolar ducts | Histamine | Bronchodilator drugs | Serotonin, hypoxia |
| Pulmonary blood volume | Mitral stenosis |
isocapnoeic hypoxia | Left ventricular failure | Pulmonary stenosis |
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Source: [10].
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