Final Flashcards
(164 cards)
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In what portion ofthe lungs does alveolar deadspace normally occur?
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Apices
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Airway Resistance Formula
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Change in pressure/flow
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Normal Airway Resistance
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0.5-2.5 cmH2O/L/sec
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Under resting metabolic conditions, how much carbon dioxide does a normal adult produce per minute?
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200ml/min
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What is the term for the opposition to ventilation caused by the movement of gas through the conducting airways?
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Airway Resistance
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Compliance Formula
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- Volume/Pressure
- 1/elastance
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Elastance Formula
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- Pressure/Volume
- 1/compliance
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Total Compliance Formula
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Lung compliance x Chest wall compliance/ Lung compliance + chest wall compliance
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Heart Pathway
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Right Atrium->Right Ventricle->Pulmonary Artery->Pulmonary Capillaries->Pulmonary Vein->Left Atrium->Left Ventricle->Aorta->Systemic Capillaries->Vena Cava
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What kind of blood does the Pulmonary Arteries and Veins carry?
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Pulmonary Artery: deoxygenated blood. Only artery in body that carries deoxygenated blood.
Pulmonary Vein: oxygenated blood. Only vein in the body that carries oxygenated blood.
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Whats the PaO2 in the pulmonary artery?
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40 mmHg
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Whats the PaCO2 in the pulmonary artery?
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46 mmHg
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Whats the PaO2 in the pulmonary vein?
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100 mmHg
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Whats the PaCO2 in the pulmonary vein?
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40 mmHg
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Time Constant Formula
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Resistance x Compliance
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Pseudoglandular Stage
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- 6th, 7th-16th week
- lung resembles hollow tube like (glandular) structure surrounded by mesenchymal cells
- lined with cuboidal epithelial cells
- first type II pneumocytes appear
- terminal bronchioles begin to differentiate to form respiratory bronchioles and alveolar ducts
- cartilage begins to form around larger airways and smooth muscles forms around airways and major blood vessels
- production of fetal lung liquid
- NOT capable of extrauterine survival
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Canalicular Stage
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- canaliculi (canals) begin to branch out from terminal bronchioles
- all alveoli developed from a single terminal bronchiole form an acinus
- capillaries surround the acini in dense layer making gas exchange possible
- cuboidal Type II pneumocytes flatten into Type I pneumocytes
- alveolar septa start becoming thinner
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Saccular Stage
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- 26th week-birth
- peripheral air spaces have saclike appearance
- sacs distal to terminal bronchioles begin to lengthen
- 1st generation of sacs that will become alveoli are formed
- interstitial material compressed, capillary and alveoli move closer
- Type II cells produce and store pulmonary surfactant
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Alveolar Stage
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- 32nd week-8th or 10th year of life
- formation of the hexagonal shaped alveoli
- terminal saccule become enclosed in tissue sheath
- epithelial cells form crests that develop into alveolar septa
- septa separates individual alveoli and increase surface area for gas exchange
- number of alveoli provide 3-4m^2 of gas exchange surface area
- adult lung has a gas exchange surface area of 50-100m^2
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Fick’s Law of diffusion
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rate of diffusion of a gas through a tissue sheet is directly proportional to the surface area
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Dead Space
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1 cc or 1 ml per lb of body weight
-gas that doesn’t participate in gas exchange
physiological dead space= anatomical dead space + alveolar dead space
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Inspiratory Expiratory Ratio
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Total Cycle Time= 60/Respiratory Rate Inspiratory Time + Expiratory Time = TCT TI=TCTx I/ I+E End Expiratory Pause = 25% of TE TE/TI= I:E
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Dead Space Tidal Volume Ratio
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VD/VT= (PaCO2-PECO2)/PaCO2
VD=VT(PaCO2-PECO2)/PaCO2
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Alveolar Minute Ventilation
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V(with dot on top)A= (VT-VD) x RR
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Minute Ventilation
V(with dot)= VT x RR
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Hemoglobin Arterial Oxygen Saturation Equation
SaO2= HbO2/Total Hb x 100
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Oxygen Carrying Capacity of blood
grams/dl of Hb x 1.34ml/g
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Total Oxygen Content of the blood equation
CaO2=(0.003 x PaO2)+(Hb total x 1.34 x SaO2)
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Hemoglobin Saturation
```
PaO2 (torr) | Saturation
27 torr - 50%
40 torr - 70%
50 torr - 80%
60 torr - 90%
100 > more torr - 97%-100%
```
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Alveolar Air Equation
```
PAO2= FiO2(PB-PH2O)-(PACO2/0.8)
PH2O= 47mmHg
PaCO2= 40mmHg
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Oxyhemoglobin Dissociation Curve to the RIGHT
- occurs in the SYSTEMIC capillaries
- pH decreases: blood picks up CO2 causes pH decreases, lowers affinity for Oxygen
- Temperature increases, affinity for oxygen decreases when exercising
- occurs during hypoventilation
- increased 2,3 DPG, promotes O2 unloading and reduces affinity for O2
- RBCs produces more 2,3DPG when metabolically active, more when temperature is high
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Oxygen Dissociation Curve to the LEFT
- occurs in the PULMONARY capillaries
- pH increases, when venous blood returning to the lungs and CO2 diffuses out causes pH increase
- this increases affinity of Hb for O2 and enhances its uptake of Oxygen from alveoli
- body temperature goes down, Oxygen affinity goes up
- 2,3 DPG production decreases, O2 affinity goes up
- occurs during hyperventilation
- RBCs producing less 2,3DPG
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Oxygen Delivery Formula
D(with dot)O2= CaO2 x Q
| Oxygen minute delivery)=(oxygen content) x (Cardiac Output
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Respiratory Exchange Ratio
R=V(with dot)CO2/V(with dot)O2
| R=(minute CO2 production)/(minute O2 consumption)
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Normal Respiratory Exchange Ratio
R= 200/250= 0.8
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Under resting metabolic conditions, how much Oxygen does the body consume per minute?
250ml/min
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Hypoxemia
-when the PaO2 is lower than the predicted normal value based on age
Causes:
1. Inadequate amount of )2 is reaching the alveoli
-hypoventilation, tachypnea (rapid shallowing breathing)
2. Inadequate amount of O2 crossing A/C membrane
-low PB causing a low PO2, low FiO2
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Haldane's Effect
- describes how high levels of O2 in the lungs increase Hb's affinity for O2 and decreases its affinity for CO2
- high O2 levels speed up loading of the O2 onto Hb at the lungs producing saturated Hb
- HbO2 has a low affinity for CO2 so unloading and loading of O2 are sped up at the lungs
- also works to a lesser degree in tissues
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Bohr's Effect
- describes how high levels of CO2 and H+ in the tissue decrease Hb's affinity for O2 and increases affinity for CO2
- high CO2 and H+ speed up unloading of O2 to cells and producing deoxygenated Hb
- Deoxygenated Hb has high affinity for CO2 so loading of CO2 and unloading of O2 are sped up at the tissues
- also works to a lesser degree at the lungs
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Hypoventilation
- CO2 levels increase, breathing too slow
- can cause hypoxemia and hypoxia
- can be caused by medication overdose causing the central chemoreceptors to become depressed
- shifts curve to the right
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Hyperventilation
- O2 levels rise, CO2 levels fall
- breathing too fast causes exhaling of CO2 faster than cells are producing it
- shifts curve to the left
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How does the changes in blood pH impact Hb affinity for O2? (Bohr's Effect)
- low pH shifts curve to the right, saturation decrease and Hb affinity decreases
- high pH shifts curve to the left, Hb saturated and Hb affinity increases
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Percent Relative Humidity Formula
%RH=content/capacity x 100
| Normal Body Temperature alveolar capacity at body temp= 44 mg/L
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Formula for Density of Air
Density=m/v
Density of Air= (FN2 x gmwN2) + (FO2 x gmwO2)/ 22.4 L
STP=22.4
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F->C->K
- C= 5/9(F-32)
- K=C+273
- F=(9/5 x C) +32
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Hydrostatic Pressure Formula
- PL= Height x Density
| - density = 1 g/cm3
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Hamburger Effect
- when chloride ions shift from plasma into RBC
- Chloride shift
- to maintain a concentration equilibrium across cell membrane
- reverse chloride shift occurs in pulmonary capillaries
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Boyles Law
V1 x P1= V2 x P2
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Charles Law
V1/T1 = V2/T2
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Gay Lussacs Law
P1/T1 = P1/T1
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Henry's Law
The amount of dissolved gas is proportional to its partial pressure in the gas phase
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Poiseuille's Law
Fluid flowing through a tube looses pressure as energy is converted to heat while overcoming frictional resistance
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Obstructive diseases
- high compliance and low elastance
- pressure becomes positive to get air out
- emphysema (COPD)
- takes longer to inhale and exhale
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Restrictive Diseases
- low compliance, high elastane
- asthma, pneumonia
- shorter time inhaling and exhaling
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What causes the baby to take it's first breath?
- central chemoreceptor cells in the medulla signal the respiratory muscles to work in response to receptor stimulation by
- acidosis
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Pump Handle movement of ribs
- muscle contraction rotates the rib heads around the costovertebral joints, pulls up the distal ends of the ribs, especially ribs 2-7
- lifting the sternum and displacing it anteriorly
- increases the anteroposterior dimension of thorax
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Bucket Handle movement of ribs
- same muscle contraction rotates the long axis of the ribs and reduces their downward slant
- increases the lateral (transverse) dimension of the thorax
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What muscles are the primary respiratory muscles?
- Diaphragm and external intercostals
| - both used during quiet breathing and exercising
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Maximal contraction for the diaphragm is?
- 10 cm
| - normal contraction: 1.5 cm (1-2cm)
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Internal intercostal muscles
- responsible for forced exhalation
| - depress the ribs and decrease space in the chest cavity
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External intercostal muscles
- responsible for forced and quiet inhalation
| - raise the ribs and expand the chest cavity
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What muscles are used when in the Tripod position?
Pectoralis muscles
-allows the patient to fix the head and the pectoral (shoulder) girdle allowing the pectoralis muscles to general some anterior thoracic lift
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Trapezius Muscle Use
-produces visible clavicular lift where the clavicle rise > 5 cm with each inspiration
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Retractions
- when airway resistance is high the patient must produce a large trans-chest wall pressure gradient
- causes atmospheric pressure to press the skin of the chest tightly against the ribs during spontaneous inspiration
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Costophrenic Angles
-formed by the costophrenic recesses, the points where the hemidiaphragms meet the chest wall
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Differences between the parietal and visceral layers
- the visceral layer is about 100 u thick, parietal layer is thinner at about 20 u
- only the parietal layer has stomata (openings) in the mesothelial layer
- only the parietal layer has nerve fibers that sense pain
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Purpose of pleural fluid
- acts as a lubricant between the visceral and parietal layers to aid in lung movement during breathing
- acts to cohesively bind the two pleural layers together so that chest wall forces can be transmitted to the lungs
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Transudative Pleural Effusion Fluid
- usually results from conditions that normally produce and remove pleural fluid to get out of balance
- fluid is clear, similar to blood plasma
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Exudative Pleural Effusion Fluid
- often caused by disease of the pleura itself
| - fluid is usually cloudy and contains large amounts of protein
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Hilus
a depression or pit at the part of an organ where vessels and nerves enter
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Why are the lungs divided into lobes and lobules?
- each lung lobe has minimal connection with the other lobes
- the segments are functionally independent
- this increases efficiency and limits the spread of pathology throughout the lung
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systemic circulatory system
high pressure, high resistance, long distance system that carries blood to the entire body
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pulmonary circulatory system
low pressure, low resistance, short distance system that carries blood to the pulmonary capillary beds where gas exchange occur
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Lymph fluid
- fluid flows out of arteriole end of the capillary
- about 90% is reabsorbed at the venous end
- 10% becomes part of interstitial fluid that surrounds the tissue cells
- Lymphatic capillaries pick up excess interstitial fluid and proteins and return them to the venous blood
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Pulmonary Edema
occurs when the volume of liquid moving into the pulmonary interstitial from the capillaries is greater than the amount of fluid removed by reabsorption and lymphatic drainage
-will cause pulmonary restriction (reduced alveolar expansion)
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Where are the peripheral and central chemoreceptors located in the brain?
- wall of aorta and carotid arteries
| - medulla oblongata
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What controls the rate and depth of breathing in normal people?
The PaCO2 of the blood reaching the brain.
- increased H+ concentration in the ECF stimulates ventilation
- decreased H+ concentration in the ECF inhibits (reduces) ventilation
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Ventral and Dorsal Respiratory Groups
VRG: contains both expiratory and Inspiratory neurons, but mostly associated with expiration
DRG: mostly contains inspiratory neurons
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Scalene Muscles
- arise from the lower five or six cervical vertebrae and insert on the clavicle and first two ribs
- lift the upper chest when active
- slightly active during rating inhalation and become more active with forceful inspiration and when ventilatory demands increase
- when alveolar pressure decrease to -10 cmH2O
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Sternocleidomastoid Muscles
- originate from the manubrium and clavicle and insert on the mastoid process of the temporal bone
- can function to lift the upper chest
- become active during forceful inspiration and become visible as thick bands on either side of the neck
- increases the anteroposterior diameter of the chest
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What is the narrowest point in the airway of the adult an the older child?
glottis
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What is the point of division between the upper and lower airways?
glottis
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What is the narrowest point in the neonatal and younger child's upper airway?
Cricoid
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Cricoid Cartilage
- lies below thyroid cartilage
- only complete tracheal ring
- thyroid and cricoid are connected by the cricothyroid membrane
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Larynx
1. It's a gas conducting passage between the upper and lower airways
2. protects the lower airway from aspiration of foreign materials
3. participates in the cough mechanism
4. participates in speech
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What is the epiglottis attached to?
- to the thyroid cartilage and the base of the tongue
| - it covers the glottis during swallowing
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Where do the vocal cords lie?
in the center of the larynx
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Tracheal Reflex
- vagovagal reflex
| - causes a violent cough when a foreign object or irritation stimulates the trachea
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Carinal Reflex
- vagovagal reflex
| - causes a powerful cough when the tracheal carina is stimulated
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Where does the two main stem bronchi divide?
at the angle of Louis (sternal angle)
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Which bronchus is more directed into the lungs?
right bronchus because it is wider, shorter, and more vertical than the left main bronchus
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Cartilaginous Airways
- provide structural support to the airways where bulk flow is primary mechanism of gas movement
- include: trachea, mainstem bronchi, lobar bronchi, segmental bronchi, and sub-segmental bronchi
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Non-Cartilaginous Airways
- contain elastic fibers
- diffusional flow is primary mechanism for gas movement in these airways
- are the smallest units of conducting zone
- includes: bronchioles and terminal bronchioles (terminal and respiratory bronchioles, and alveolar ducts and sacs)
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Where do cilia and goblet cells disappear?
at the respiratory bronchioles
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What are contained in the lamina propria?
contains submucosal ducted mucous glands, fibrous tissue, blood and lymph vessels, branches of the vagus nerve and two bands of smooth muscle
-the peribronchial sheath covers the outer lamina propria
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How much mucus does the goblet cells and mucus glands produce in a day?
100 ml/day
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What makes up the anatomical dead space?
The airways from the nares to the terminal bronchioles
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How much is dead space?
1 ml/lb of ideal body weight
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Type I pneumocytes
- flatter squamous epithelial cells
| - become primary gas exchange cells in the lungs
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Type II pneumocytes
- cuboidal secretory cells
- have microvilli and produce pulmonary surfactant
- can proliferate and differentiate into type I cells
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Segmental Bronchi
- cartilaginous airways
1. have connective tissue coverings
2. are larger than 1 mm in diameter
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Bronchioles
- non-cartilaginous airways
1. lack connective tissue coverings
2. are less than 1 mm in diamenter
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Lobes
- Right lung divided into 3 sections
| - Left lungs divided into 2 sections
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Clara cells
- non-mucous and non-ciliated secretory cells located in the bronchioles
- help protect the bronchiolar epithelium by
1. secreting a variety of products including Clara cell secretory protein an a chemical component of pulmonary surfactant
2. detoxifying harmful substances inhaled into the lungs
- can multiply and differentiate into ciliated cells to help regenerate damaged epithelium
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Pores of Kohn
- small openings in the alveolar septa
- NOT sites of gas exchange
- about 10-14 micros in diameter
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Canals of Lambert
-connect alveoli to secondary bronchioles
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Purpose of the pores and canals
- may be an adaptation to permit collateral gas flow to alveoli that have been blocked by a proximal obstruction
- probably provide very little collateral ventilation in normal lungs
- contribute to the spread of bacterial infections and cancer cells
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Pulmonary Surfactant functions
- decreases surface tension forces at the alveolar air/water interface
- helps prevent alveolar collapse at the end of expiration, especially smaller ones
- keeps distal airways and lung parenchyma clinically sterile
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Causes of Edema
1. increased hydrostatic pressure inside capillaries
2. reduced oncotic pressure
3. increased capillary wall permeability (makes capillaries leaky)
4. reduced lymphatic draining
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Barorecptors
- groups of cells specialized to respond to stretching of blood vessel walls caused by increases in arterial blood volume and pressure inside the vessel
- aortic body baroreceptors send messages to the cardiovascular control centers to regulate blood pressure
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Dew Point
the gas temperature at which condensation occurs
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Cohesion
- occurs molecules of the same material stick together
| - surface tension
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Adhesion
- occurs when molecules of different materials stick together
- capillary action
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Conduction
- the movement of heat energy through a stationary solid
| - heat transferred to the metal handle of the pot
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Convection
- fluid motion
- movement of gases or liquids containing heat energy from warmer to cooler areas
- hotter molecules of water near the bottom of the pot transfer heat to colder molecules near the top
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Critical pressure
the pressure needed to liquefy the vapor phase at temps below critical temp
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Pascal's Principle
liquids and gases exert pressure equally in all directions
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Pressure formula
pressure=force/area
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Pressure Conversions
760mmHg=760torr, 1 atm, 101,325 Pa, 101.3 kPa, 14.7 psi, 1,034 cmH2O
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Dalton's Law of Partial Pressure
-in a mixture of gases, each gas will exert a part of the total pressure
-in a normal person at sea level:
water vapor pressure = 47 mmHg
Nitrogen= 573mmHg
CO2= 40 mmHg
O2=100mmHg
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Reynold's Number
predicts whether fluid flow will be laminar or turbulent
| -if # greater than 2000 its turbulent
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Flow formula
flow=volume/time
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Fluid Velocity
- law of continuity requires that the forward velocity of the water must increase to maintain a constant flow rate throughout the tube
- velocity of a fluid flowing through tube at a constant flow rate varies inversely with the cross-sectional area of tube
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Bulk vs. Diffusional Flow
- large airways have bulk flow, more turbulent in larger airways
- small airways have diffusional flow, more laminar flow in smaller airways
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Resistance to flow
- determined by tube radius, tube length, and fluid viscosity
- R=(P1-P2)/flow
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Surface Tension
- cohesive forces pull the molecules at the liquid gas interface together strongly
- acts to increase elastic recoil
- helps lung to empty during exhalation
- too much will lead to low compliance and could cause lungs to collapse
- too little results in air trapping and lung hyperinflation
- during inspiration they have no effect on alveolar expansion or gas exchange
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Pulmonary Surfactant
-reduce surface tension
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Bernoulli's Principle
-as velocity increases, pressure decreases because of less collisions
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Graham's Law of Diffusion
- diffusion is inversely proportional to the square root of the molecular weight of the gas (lighter molecules diffuse faster than heavy ones)
- CO2 diffuses across A/C membrane about 19 times faster than O2
- higher the concentration of O2 in the alveoli the more O2 diffuses across the A/C membrane
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Solubility Coefficients
Oxygen: 0.023 ml O2 / ml plasma
CO2: 0.510 ml CO2 / ml plasma
-only 0.003 ml can dissolve in each dl of plasma for every 1 mmHg of PO2
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Spirometry Pulmonary Functions
Box
1. TLC
2. VC+RV
3. IC+FRC
4. IRV+VT+ERV+RV
- IRV+VT+ERV=VC
- IRV+VT=IC
- ERV+RV=FRC
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Transrespiratory Pressure Gradient
- across the entire respiratory system
- difference between atmosphere and alveoli
- book says: (Pao-Pbs)
- airway opening pressure and alveolar pressure are same during breathing
- responsible for moving air into and out of alveoli during breathing
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Transpulmonary Pressure Gradient
- across the lungs
- responsible for moving air into and out of lungs
- (Pao-Ppl)
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Transthoracic Pressure Gradient
- pressure across the chest wall
| - represents the total energy needed to expand or contract both the lungs and the chest wall
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Regional factors affecting the distribution of gas in the normal lung result in which of the following?
More ventilation goes to the bases and lung periphery
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A patient has a PCO2 of 56 mm Hg. Based on this information, what can you conclude?
The patient is hypoventilating
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Which of the following pressure gradients is responsible for maintaining alveolar inflation?
Transpulmonary Pressure Gradient
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Which of the following pressure gradients is responsible for the actual flow of gas into and out of the lungs during breathing?
Transrespiratory Pressure Gradient
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The presence of surfactant in the alveoli tends to do which of the following?
Increases compliance
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How can the body effectively compensate for physiologic deadspace?
increasing tidal volume
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What is the single best indicator of the adequacy or effectiveness of alveolar ventilation?
PaCO2
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An area with perfusion but no ventilation (and thus a V/Q of zero) is termed?
Shunt
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An area with ventilation but no perfusion (and thus a V/Q undefined though approaching infinity) is termed
Dead space
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Hypercapnia
excessive amount of CO2 in blood
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What is the normal P(A - a)O2 range while breathing room air?
10 mm Hg to 25 mm Hg
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Which pressure remains subambient throughout ventilation?
Pleural pressure
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What are the two forces opposing lung inflation?
Elastic resistance and frictional resistance
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Hysteresis
the difference between expiration and inspiration pressure curves
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What does hysteresis in the lung show?
Shows that another force besides elastic recoil must be at work during deflation of the air filled lung which is surface tension
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Work Formula
WOB=change in pressure x change in flow
| -force x distance moved
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a/A Ratio
- evaluates the efficiency of O2 transfer from alveoli into blood
- normal a/A ratio is > or equal to 90%
- normally 90% of alveolar O2 diffuses across the A/C membrane
- a high P(A-a)O2 and a low a/A ratio are evidence of a diffusion defect
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P(A-a)O2
- difference between alveolar and arterial PO2
- should be a very low number
- less than 5-10 torr on room air and less than or equal to 65 torr on 100% FiO2 or less than the patient's age
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How is oxygen carried in the blood?
Dissolved in plasma and bound to hemoglobin
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Dissolved O2 in blood
PaO2 x 0.003= 100 torr x 0.003 = 0.3 vol%
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Factors that lower CaO2 without affecting PaO2
anemia(reduction in Hb), CO poisoning, metHb, and various conditions that cause an excessive and permanent shift in the HbO2 curve
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Normal C(a-v)O2
about 5 vol%
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Modes of CO2 transport
1. dissolved in plasma 5-10%
2. bound as carbamates: about 12-22%
3. as bicarbonate ions both in RBC and in plasma: about 80-90%
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Anatomical Shunts
occur when blood passes from the right side of the circulation to the left side without entering the pulmonary capillaries
-congenital heart defects, and tumors of the pulmonary vasculature
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Capillary Shunts
occur when the blood from the right circulation passes through the pulmonary capillaries but no gas exchange occurs
-most common cause is atelectasis
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Shunt-like Effect
occurs when pulmonary perfusion exceeds alveolar ventilation
- most common causes are hypoventilation, uneven distribution of ventilation, and A/C diffusion defects
- usually responsive to oxygen therapy
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Venous Admixture
final result of all types of shunting
| -deoxygenated blood mix with oxygenated blood and lower the overall O2 content of arterial blood
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Cardiac Output
Stroke Volume x Heart Rate
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V/Q ratio
- if ventilation decreases, V/Q ratio will become lower
- if perfusion decreases, V/Q ratio will become higher
- normally alveolar ventilation/cardiac output= 4.2 L/min / 4.9 L/min = 0.8
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O2 attached to Hb
Not part of the PaO2
