"Airway Resistance" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Physiologically, the opposition to flow of air caused by the forces of friction. As a part of pulmonary function testing, it is the ratio of driving pressure to the rate of air flow.
| Descriptor ID |
D000403
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.386.700.050 G09.772.060
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| Concept/Terms |
Airway Resistance- Airway Resistance
- Airway Resistances
- Resistance, Airway
- Resistances, Airway
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Airway Resistance" by people in Profiles.
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Evaluation of Endotracheal Tube Scraping on Airway Resistance. Respir Care. 2017 Nov; 62(11):1423-1427.