Complete the following activity and discuss your results and conclusions with other students in this course.
The purpose of this activity is to assess & examine the relationship between changes in compliance and work of breathing. To complete this assignment, you will need one or two small, new balloons.
1) Inflate a small, new balloon. Describe the level of difficulty inflating this balloon. How does this compare with compliance? What type of lung does this represent? While the balloon is still inflated, let go of the balloon. Describe what happened? What did the balloon look like when it came to rest? How is this similar to compliance?
Essess and examine the relationship between changes in compliance and work of breathing.
