The use of stringed instruments as an analogy to explain oscillation mechanics of the developing normal and diseased respiratory system

Pediatr Pulmonol. 2024 Apr;59(4):1110-1113. doi: 10.1002/ppul.26846. Epub 2024 Jan 16.

Authors

Layla Vamos^{1

2}, Julian Allen^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and The Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
² Division of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

PMID: 38226848
PMCID: PMC10978273 (available on 2025-04-01)
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.26846

No abstract available

Keywords: oscillation mechanics; pulmonary function testing; resonance frequency; respiratory oscillometry; respiratory system development.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Airway Resistance*
Humans
Lung*
Respiratory Mechanics

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