compliance

Also see medical compliance Distensibility; ability of tissue to stretch or expand. Left ventricular compliance: -> diminished with left ventricular hypertrophy & diastolic dysfunction Pulmonary compliance: 1) normal pulmonary compliance is 0.2 L/cm H₂O 2) emphysema causes loss of elastic recoil & increased pulmonary compliance

Related

emphysema medical compliance; treatment compliance

References

Mayo Internal Medicine Board Review, 1998-99, Prakash UBS (ed) Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, 1998, pg 145