Ohm's law for airway resistance: If ΔP = 18 cmH2O and Flow = 0.6 L/s, what is R?

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Ohm's law for airway resistance: If ΔP = 18 cmH2O and Flow = 0.6 L/s, what is R?

Airway resistance follows Ohm's law: ΔP = V̇ × Raw, so Raw = ΔP / V̇. With a pressure difference of 18 cmH2O and a flow of 0.6 L/s, Raw = 18 / 0.6 = 30 cmH2O/L/s. So the resistance is 30 cmH2O per liter per second.

Airway resistance follows Ohm's law: ΔP = V̇ × Raw, so Raw = ΔP / V̇. With a pressure difference of 18 cmH2O and a flow of 0.6 L/s, Raw = 18 / 0.6 = 30 cmH2O/L/s. So the resistance is 30 cmH2O per liter per second.

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