Airway Resistance

"Airway Resistance" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Physiologically, the opposition to flow of air caused by the forces of friction. As a part of pulmonary function testing, it is the ratio of driving pressure to the rate of air flow.

Descriptor ID	D000403
MeSH Number(s)	E01.370.386.700.050 G09.772.060
Concept/Terms	Airway Resistance Airway Resistance Airway Resistances Resistance, Airway Resistances, Airway

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Airway Resistance".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Diagnosis [E01]
Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
Diagnostic Techniques, Respiratory System [E01.370.386]
Respiratory Function Tests [E01.370.386.700]
Airway Resistance [E01.370.386.700.050]
Biological Sciences [G]
Circulatory and Respiratory Physiological Phenomena [G09]
Respiratory Physiological Phenomena [G09.772]
Airway Resistance [G09.772.060]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Airway Resistance".

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