THE CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE ELASTIC PROPERTIES OF THE LUNG
Authors: R V EBERT
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1956)

Article1 October 1956THE CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE ELASTIC PROPERTIES OF THE LUNGRICHARD V. EBERT, M.D., F.A.C.P.RICHARD V. EBERT, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-45-4-589 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn recent years there has been an expanding interest in the clinical application of pulmonary physiology. Pulmonary function tests have become widely used, and these studies have been of aid in the diagnosis and management of patients with chronic pulmonary disease. The elasticity of the lungs plays an important rôle in the normal functioning of this organ. If the lungs possessed no elastic properties breathing would be impossible.Before discussing the elastic properties of the lung it is probably wise to define the term elasticity. If a wire is stretched it will tend to return to its original length after...Bibliography1. LawtonJoslin RWD: Measurements on the elasticity of the isolated rat lung, Am. J. Physiol. 167: 111, 1951. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. NeergaardWirz KK: Ueber eine Methode zur Messung der Lungenelastizität am lebenden Menschen insbesondere beim Emphysem, Ztschr. f. klin. Med. 105: 35, 1927. Google Scholar3. ChristieMcIntosh RVCA: The measurement of the intrapleural pressure in man and its significance, J. Clin. Investigation 13: 279, 1934. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Paine JR: The clinical measurement of pulmonary elasticity, J. Thoracic Surg. 9: 550, 1940. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. Dayman H: Mechanics of air flow in health and emphysema, J. Clin. Investigation 30: 1175, 1951. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. Buytendijk HJ: Oesophagusdruk en longelasticiteit, 1949, Oppenheim, Groningen. Google Scholar7. SteadFryEbert WWDLRV: The elastic properties of the lungs in normal men and in patients with chronic pulmonary emphysema, J. Lab. and Clin. Med. 40: 674, 1952. MedlineGoogle Scholar8. DornhorstLeathart ACGL: A method of assessing the mechanical properties of lungs and air passages, Lancet 2: 109, 1952. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. MeadMcIlroySelverstoneKriete JMBNJBC: Measurement of intraesophageal pressure, J. Appl. Physiol. 7: 491, 1955. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10. CherniackFarhiArmstrongProctor RMLEBWDF: A comparison of esophageal and intrapleural pressure in man, J. Appl. Physiol. 8: 203, 1955. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar11. Radford EP: Method for estimating respiratory surface area of mammalian lungs from their physical characteristics, Proc. Soc. Exper. Biol. and Med. 87: 58, 1954. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar12. MeadLindgrenGaensler JIEA: The mechanical properties of the lung in emphysema, J. Clin. Investigation 34: 1005, 1955. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar13. FryEbertSteadBrown DLRVWWCC: The mechanics of ventilation in normal subjects and in patients with emphysema, Am. J. Med. 16: 80, 1954. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar14. BrownFryEbert CCDLRV: The mechanics of pulmonary ventilation in patients with heart disease, Am. J. Med. 17: 438, 1954. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar15. MarshallMcIlroyChristie RMBRV: The work of breathing in mitral stenosis, Clin. Sc. 13: 137, 1954. MedlineGoogle Scholar16. BondurantHickam SOJB: The production of acute pulmonary vascular engorgement in man: its effect on compliance and the occurrence of compensatory responses of the circulation, Proceedings of the Southern Society for Clinical Research, 1956, to be published. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Little Rock, Arkansas*Presented at the Thirty-seventh Annual Session of The American College of Physicians, Los Angeles, California, April 19, 1956.From the Department of Medicine, University of Arkansas Medical Center, Little Rock, Arkansas.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Richard V. Ebert, M.D., Professor of Medicine, University of Arkansas School of Medicine, Little Rock, Arkansas. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byObstructive Lung DiseaseDie Therapie des EmphysemsPathophysiologische Grundlagen und Therapie der BronehialstenoseRehabilitation in Chronic Obstructive Airway DiseasePhysiologic Concepts in the Treatment of Bronchial AsthmaZur Bewertung des dynamischen Druck-Volumen-Koeffizienten in der Lungen-FunktionsdiagnostikPulmonary compliance in granulomatous disease of the lungDiffuse Obstructive Pulmonary Emphysema, a Poorly Understood Disorder 1 October 1956Volume 45, Issue 4Page: 589-597KeywordsBreathingEmphysemaLungsPulmonary diseasesPulmonary functionRespiratory physiology Issue Published: 1 October 1956 PDF downloadLoading ...