Breathe Easy Pediatrics Presents: Tidal Volume Episode 6 – RC Time Constants
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The Effects of Expiratory Breaking on End Expiratory Lung Volume
Infants often cry right after birth and during crying, they have a partial adduction of the vocal cords, which increases the expiratory resistance of the respiratory system./nThis increased resistance of the respiratory system is actually useful because it leads to an increase in end expiratory lung volume in these infants, which is needed as they transition from lungs filled with fluid to lungs filled with air.
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