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J Appl Physiol 63: 20-24, 1987;
8750-7587/87 $5.00
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 63, Issue 1 20-24, Copyright © 1987 by American Physiological Society

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Airway caliber and the work of breathing in humans

S. J. Jennings, J. B. Warren and N. B. Pride

Mechanical work rate of breathing was measured in five normal subjects during voluntary eucapnic hyperventilation at rates of approximately 10, 20, 40, 60, and 80 l/min before and after inhalation of 1 mg of ipratropium bromide, an anticholinergic agent. Chest wall recoil pressure was measured over a range of lung volumes in each subject and was used as the reference pressure in the calculation of work rate. There was little change in elastic or resistive work rate at rest when vagal tone was reduced by ipratropium. The mean work at 40, 60, and 80 l/min was 8.9, 17.2, and 34.0 cmH2O.l-1.s before and 5.6, 12.4 and 25.8 cmH2O.l-1.s after ipratropium. This suggests that vagal tone significantly influences the work of breathing at high ventilatory rates, such as occur during strenuous exercise.




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