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airway conductance

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conductance /con·duc·tance/ (kon-duk´tans) the capacity for conducting or ability to convey. Symbol G.
airway conductance  the reciprocal of airway resistance; the airflow divided by the mouth-to-alveoli pressure difference.

airway conductance (Gaw),
the instantaneous rate of gas flow in the airway per unit of pressure difference between the mouth, nose, or other airway opening and the alveoli. It is the reciprocal of airway resistance.


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1]) [greater than or equal to] 12% with the administration of inhaled albuterol if abnormally low values were obtained for airway conductance, [FEV.
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