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Horizontal gradient in ventilation distribution due to a localized chest wall abnormality.
The American Review of Respiratory Disease
|June 1, 1975
Summary
A painful chest wall lesion caused abnormal breathing patterns and pressure gradients. Surgical treatment resolved these abnormalities, highlighting the lung-chest wall interdependence in breathing mechanics.
Area of Science:
- Pulmonary Physiology
- Respiratory Mechanics
Background:
- The distribution of ventilation and lung volumes is influenced by regional pressures.
- Chest wall compliance and lung interdependence affect respiratory mechanics.