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How do gases move across the blood-gas interface?

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Diffuse!!!

Goes from high pressure to low pressure!

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What 2 things does gas movement across a barrier depend on?

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Cross sectional area

Thickness

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What makes up the anatomical dead space?

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Trachea to terminal bronchioles

(longer neck = increased dead space!)

NOTE* intubation can also increase dead space

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What does compliant mean in terms of the lungs? What would increase it? decrease it?

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Change in lung volume for a given change in pressure (stiffness)

  • Compliance is decreased in pulmonary fibrosis, pneumonia, pulmonary edema
  • Compliance is increased in emphysema, normal aging
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What is the role of surfactant?

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reduces surface tension and prevents alveolar collapse

**probably represents a key factor allowing for terrestrial life

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What are the 4 general causes of reduced oxygen in the blood?

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  1. reduction in ventilation
  2. Drugs (opiates)
  3. brain damage
  4. breath holding
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What is tidal volume?

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The amount of air inspired and expired in each breath

Usually around 500 mls

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What is vital capacity?

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the maximum volume of air that can be exhaled after a maximum inspiration

Usually about 6,000 ml

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What is residual volume?

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the amount of remaining in the lungs after a maximal expiration (never able to get rid of it, unless your lung collapses).
In a maximal expiration you are blowing out your expiratory reserve volume.

Usually about (1,500 mL)

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What is functional residual capacity?

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the amount of air remaining after a typical exhalation

expiratory reserve volume + residual volume

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What does smoking paralyze in the lungs?

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mucous-ciliary elevator

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What is the volume amount remaining after a typical exhalation?

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2500 mL (residual volume + expiratory reserve volume)

Function residual Volume = expiratory reserve volume + residual volume

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How do you measure the functional residual capacity?

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Helium gas dilution technique

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What is total ventilation?

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the amount of air entering and leaving the lung each MINUTE

Tidal volume x respirations per minute

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What happens to functional residual capacity in obstructive diseases?

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It goes UP!

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How do you determine the volume of dead space?

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Fowler’s single breath N2 washout

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Which part of the lungs are ventilated better?

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Lower regions of the lung are ventilated better than upper regions

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What is the driving force of diffusion?

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PRESSURE difference

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Is CO a diffusion or perfusion limited?

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Diffusion limited!

Only the diffusion barrier is creating resistance to flow of air, RBC affinity is so great that little rise in the blood partial pressure of carbon monoxide with tie in the capillary

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Is O2 a diffusion or perfusion limited process?

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Perfusion limited!

It is going to equilibrate and stop moving across barrier unless blood flow increases

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What 3 gases are Perfusion Limited?

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Nitrous Oxide
Oxygen
Carbon Dioxide

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What would you use to measure diffusion capacity?

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Use carbon monoxide because it is NOT perfusion limited

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What happens to compliance in a pneumothorax?

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GOES DOWN

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What is LaPlaces Law?

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Tension = (Pressure x radius)/2

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If you increase ventilation, the concentration of what alveolar gas will decrease?
CO2
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Why are lower regions of the lungs ventilated better?
More of a negative pressure
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NE, 5HT, and histamine do what to pulmonary vessels?
Contract--increase resistance
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Acetylcholine, isoproterenol, and prostacyclin do what to pulmonary vessels?
Relax--decrease resistance
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What does the respiratory quotient tell you? | How do you figure it out?
What type of fuel you are burning | CO2/O2
30
Describe the 3 zones of perfusion of pulmonary blood flow.
Zone 1: Alveolar pressure>arterial pressure>venous pressure. This is the alveolar dead space!! Lung apex Zone 2: Arterial pressure>Alveolar pressure>venous pressure Zone 3: Arterial pressure >venous pressure>alveolar pressure....Flow is dependent on the arterial-venous pressure dfference! This is the normal situation in the circulatory system. Occurs in midregions and base of lung.
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Describe the mechanism of constriction of blood vessels perfusing hypoxic regions of the lungs.
The inhibition of voltage gated K channels depolarizes the membrane...An increase in intracellular calcium occurs...Vasoconstricion.
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why is there less fluid leakage in the lungs than in systemic circulation?
Lower hydrostatic pressure in the capillaries! Good thing
33
If the gradient for CO2 to move into the alveoli is much smaller than the gradient for oxygen to enter the blood, why do we have equal amounts moving across the alveoli?
CO2 is more permeable!
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What is the equation for Alveolar PO2?WE NEED TO KNOW THIS!
Alveolar PO2 = PIO2 - [PACO2/R] PIO2 is inspired air PO2 PACO2 is alveolar PCO2 R is respiratory quotient (1 if carbohydrates, 0.7 if fat)
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Can 100 % O2 correct the hypoxemia resulting from a shunt?
NOOOOOO
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If the PO2 is 150 and the PCO2 is 0 in the alveoli, what are you thinking?
NO PERFUSION | Still ventilated
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If the PO2 is 40 and the PCO2 is 46 in the alveoli, what are you thinking?
There is perfusion but no ventilation!
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What part of the lung has a higher ventilation/perfusion ratio?
Apex
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Relate surfactant to the Law of Laplace
P= 2T/r ``` P= collapsing pressure T= surface tension r= radius ``` Alveoli have a tendency to collapse on expiration as radius decreases - surfactant decreases alveolar surface tension and prevents collapse It also reduces variation in distending pressures amongst spheres of varying sizes. (prevents small spheres from emptying into larger spheres)
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What are two examples of when O2 might become diffusion limited rather than perfusion limited?
- Pulmonary disease states (may have thick diffusion barrier, and so O2 does not become saturated before RBC reaches end of capillary) - Breathing low PO2 (like at high altitudes) = pressure gradient becomes smaller and results in less diffusion
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Is Oxygen still perfusion-limited during exercise?
Yes! Normally O2 saturates 1/3 of the way through the capillary (0.25 sec) During exercise, blood flow increases dramatically, but saturation still happens before RBC traverses the capillary
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During what point in respiration is resistance the lowest?
Resistance is lowest at functional residual capacity
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What happens to arteriolar resistance in the lungs as blood oxygen content decreases?
Arteriolar resistance increases as blood oxygen content decreases
44
What are two causes of hypoxemia when there is a normal A-a gradient?
- Alveolar hypoventilation (may be from suppressed central respiratory drive like sedation, or in disease with decreased inspiratory capacity like myasthenia gravis or obesity) - Inspiration of air with low PO2 (high altitudes!)
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What happens to pO2 and pCO2 in arterial blood during exercise?
Stays the same!!! Partial pressures change in venous blood (increased pCO2, and decreased pO2) However there is increased O2 consumption, and increased delivery to tissues! But partial pressure stays the same
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In controlling ventilation, what to central chemoreceptors primarily respond to? why?
Respond to increased PaCO2 H+ cannot cross BBB, CO2 diffuses and is converted to bicarb and H+ by CA.
47
In controlling ventilation, what do peripheral chemoreceptors primarily respond to?
Sense arterial PaO2, and are stimulated by hypoxemia **also stimulated by hypercapnia but not as important as central chemoreceptors in that regard
48
In controlling ventilation, what do receptors in the lung respond to primarily?
Pulmonary stretch receptors! (Herring-Breuer Reflex) YOGA! And irritant receptors
49
What is the most relevant for day-to-day control of ventilation according to Trachte?
CO2!!! (1 mmHg increased in PCO2, leads to a 2-3 L increase in ventilation if PO2 is held constant) Except for two conditions: O2 is important in altitude adaptions and COPD.
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Why are the lungs less likely to experience edema compared to other circulations?
Low hydrostatic pressure!!
51
What are some of the metabolic functions of the lungs?
-ACE -Inactivates bradykinin (through ace) NOTE* this is why you get a cough with an ACE inhibitor -Removes serotonin from circulation -Metabolizes and synthesizes prostaglandins and leukotrienes
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What is an important role of PGE in pulmonary/systemic circulation?
Keeps ductus arteriosis open in fetal circulation To close - give indomethacin (COX inhibitor)
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What are some non-ventilation functions of the lungs?
Reservoir for blood- when we lay down blood drains from the legs to the lungs Filters blood - thrombi from periphery cannot get to brain!
54
What 3 things in general would cause an increased A-a gradient?
V/Q mismatch Shunt Diffusion limitations
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What are two things can damage the extremely thin walls of pulmonary vessels?
Increased capillary pressure | Increased alveolar pressure
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What three things could make oxygen a diffusion limited gas, rather than perfusion limited gas?
High altitudes: decreased pressure gradient Emphysema: decreased diffusion surface area Fibrosis: thickened diffusion barrier
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What is the fick equation to determine pulmonary blood flow?
Pulmonary blood flow = VO2 consumed/ (CAO2-CVO2)
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What is the mechanism for causing hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction? Does it involve nerves?
No! Does NOT involve nerves Uses voltage gated K channels - hyper polarize membrane - increases Ca+ concentration - vasoconstriction
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Why is cough a common side effect of ACE inhibitor drugs?
ACE in the lung normally inactivates bradykinin With an ACE inhibitor there is a higher concentrated of activated bradykinin leading to cough
60
Which has more affinity for hemoglobin... O2 or CO? How do you treat someone with CO poisoning?
CO has greater affinity! Treat with hyperbaric oxygen
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How does decreased pH affect the oxygen association curve?
Shifts right- less affinity for O2
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How does increased CO2 affect the oxygen association curve? (Bohr effect)
Shifts right- less affinity for O2
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How does increased temperature affect the oxygen association curve?
Shifts right- less affinity for O2
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How does increased 2, 3 BPG affect the oxygen association curve?
Shifts right- less affinity for O2
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How will emphysema affect compliance of the lungs?
It will increase! Fibrosis would decrease compliance
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Is intrapleural pressure higher at the base or the apex of the lung?
Intrapleural pressure is higher at the apex Weight of lung pressing against chest wall

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