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J Appl Physiol 64: 823-831, 1988;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 64, Issue 2 823-831, Copyright © 1988 by American Physiological Society

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Human respiratory input impedance from 4 to 200 Hz: physiological and modeling considerations

H. L. Dorkin, K. R. Lutchen and A. C. Jackson
Department of Pediatrics, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02211.

Recent studies on respiratory impedance (Zrs) have predicted that at frequencies greater than 64 Hz a second resonance will occur. Furthermore, if one intends to fit a model more complicated than the simple series combination of a resistance, inertance, and compliance to Zrs data, the only way to ensure statistically reliable parameter estimates is to include data surrounding this second resonance. An additional question, however, is whether the resulting parameters are physiologically meaningful. We obtained input impedance data from eight healthy adult humans using discrete frequency forced oscillations from 4 to 200 Hz. Three resonant frequencies were seen: 8 +/- 2, 151 +/- 10, and 182 +/- 16 Hz. A seven-parameter lumped element model provided an excellent fit to the data in all subjects. This model consists of an airway resistance (Raw), which is linearly dependent on frequency, and airway inertance separated from a tissue resistance, inertance, and compliance by a shunt compliance (Cg) thought to represent gas compressibility. Model estimates of Raw and Cg were compared with those suggested by measurement of Raw and thoracic gas volume using a plethysmograph. In all subjects the model Raw and Cg were significantly lower than and not correlated with the corresponding plethysmographic measurement. We hypothesize that the statistically reliable but physiologically inconsistent parameters are a consequence of the distorting influence of airway wall compliance and/or airway quarter-wave resonance. Such factors are not inherent to the seven-parameter model.


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