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work of breathing

Greek translation: αναπνευστικό έργο

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English term or phrase:	work of breathing
Greek translation:	αναπνευστικό έργο
Entered by:	Effie Emmanouilidou

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16:57 May 22, 2008

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Medical - Medical: Instruments / Respiratory care

English term or phrase: work of breathing

Adverse reactions may include:
Increased work of breathing that may lead to hypoventilation and hypercarbia

Effie Emmanouilidou KudoZ activity Questions: 218 (none open) (7 closed without grading) Answers: 60 Greece
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έργο αναπνοής

Explanation:
work of breathing

Respiratory muscle contraction during inspiration. The work is accomplished in three phases: that required to expand the lungs against its elastic forces (lung compliance work), that required to overcome the viscosity of the lung and chest wall structures (tissue resistance work), and that required to overcome airway resistance during the movement of air into the lungs (airway resistance work). Work of breaking does not refer to expiration, which is entirely a passive process caused by elastic recoil of the lung and chest cage. (guyton, textbook of medical physiology, 8th ed, p406)

http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?work of breathing

http://www.pneumonologia.gr/articlefiles/20080402_Vasilakopo...
http://www.nurs.uoa.gr/proptixiaka/simioseis/Filntisis/MATHI...

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Και "αναπνευστικό έργο" όπως σωστά προτείνουν η Κατερίνα και ο Χρήστος. http://tinyurl.com/64lcnm