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J Appl Physiol 72: 2267-2270, 1992;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 72, Issue 6 2267-2270, Copyright © 1992 by American Physiological Society

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Mechanism of detection of resistive loads in conscious humans

A. Puddy, G. Giesbrecht, R. Sanii and M. Younes
Department of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.

Conscious humans easily detect loads applied to the respiratory system. Resistive loads as small as 0.5 cmH2O.l-1.s can be detected. Previous work suggested that afferent information from the chest wall served as the primary source of information for load detection, but the evidence for this was not convincing, and we recently reported that the chest wall was a relatively poor detector for applied elastic loads. Using the same setup of a loading device and body cast, we sought resistive load detection thresholds under three conditions: 1) loading of the total respiratory system, 2) loading such that the chest wall was protected from the load but airway and intrathoracic pressures experienced negative pressure in proportion to inspiratory flow, and 3) loading of the chest wall alone with no alteration of airway or intrathoracic pressure. The threshold for detection for the three types of load application in seven normal subjects was 1.17 +/- 0.33, 1.68 +/- 0.45, and 6.3 +/- 1.38 (SE) cmH2O.l-1.s for total respiratory system, chest wall protected, and chest wall alone, respectively. We conclude that the active chest wall is a less potent source of information for detection of applied resistive loads than structures affected by negative airway and intrathoracic pressure, a finding similar to that previously reported for elastic load detection.


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