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**Understanding Static and Dynamic Compliance**

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![what is compliance-2](https://emka.scireq.com/hs-fs/hubfs/what%20is%20compliance-2.jpg?width=181&name=what%20is%20compliance-2.jpg)At each breath, the respiratory system must overcome two opposing forces to be able to move air in and out of the lungs: the resistance to airflow and the distensibility (or compliance) of the respiratory system.

**This document answers following questions about compliance:**

- What is compliance?
- How is it obtained?
- What are the main differences between static and dynamic compliance?
- How are the measurements done with the [flexiVent](https://www.scireq.com/flexivent/)? 
    - for dynamic compliance
    - for static compliance
- When to use static vs dynamic compliance measurements?

 

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