Could someone please explain the consequences of low lung compliance. Thank you

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Lung Compliance is the magnitude of the lung volume change generated by a presented change in transpulmonary pressure.

The transpulmonary pressure is higher than normal when lung compliance is low to generate a given amount of lung expansion.

There is a comparatively little difference in lung volume for a given change in Pressure (dV/dP) in the case of low lung compliance. Lesser the lung compliance more is the energy required to produce lung expansion.

People suffering from low lung compliance breathe shallowly and at a higher frequency.

Compliance is inversely proportional to the lung elastic recoil. The lungs are stiff and have a higher than normal level of elastic recoil when the compliance is low.

A stiff lung requires higher than the average change in pleural pressure to alter the lungs volume resulting in difficulty in breathing.

For example- A person with pulmonary fibrosis has low lung compliance.

Sydney Mullin answered 8 months ago

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