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Resp Misc. Flashcards

1
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How is ventilation in the lungs achieved?

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By the expansion of the thoracic cavity and lungs during inspiration. This reduces the intra alveolar pressure and transmural pressures, which encourages gas to travel down the pressure gradient from the atmosphere into the lungs.

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How is expiration achieved?

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By the recoil of the lungs following active expansion

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Is expiration an active or passive process?

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Largely passive

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In expiration, how is recoil achieved?

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Due to elastic connective tissue and alveolar surface tension

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5
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How is alveolar surface tension created?

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By the attraction between the water molecules at the liquid – air surface, which creates a natural tendency for the alveoli to collapse

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6
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What reduces alveolar surface tension?

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The presence of a pulmonary surfactant, which acts to intersperse the water molecules on the surface of the lungs

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What is meant by the term ‘tidal volume’?

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The volume of air entering and leaving per breath

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What is meant by the term ‘inspiratory reserve volume’?

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The extra volume which the lungs can inspire above tidal volume

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What is meant by the term ‘inspiratory capacity’?

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The maximal volume of air that can be inspired: TV + IRV

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What is meant by the term ‘expiratory reserve volume’?

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Extra volume of air that can be expired above tidal volume

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What is meant by the term ‘residual volume’?

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Minimum volume of air remaining in the lungs after expiration

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What is meant by the term ‘functional residual volume’?

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Volume of air in lungs at the end of normal, passive respiration (RV+ ERV)

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What is meant by the term ‘vital capacity’?

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Maximal volume of air that can be moved out of the lungs following a maximal respiration

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What is meant by the term ‘total lung capacity’?

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Maximum volume of air that the lungs can hold

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For a healthy young male, what is the average tidal volume?

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500mls

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16
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For a healthy young male, what is the average inspiratory reserve volume?

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3000mls

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17
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For a healthy young male, what is the average inspiratory capacity?

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3500mls

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18
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For a healthy young male, what is the average expiratory reserve volume?

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1000mls

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For a healthy young male, what is the average reserve volume?

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1200mls

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20
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For a healthy young male, what is the average functional reserve capacity?

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2200mls

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21
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For a healthy young male, what is the average vital capacity?

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4500mls

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For a healthy young male, what is the average total lung capacity?

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5700mls

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23
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How do you calculate pulmonary ventilation?

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Tidal volume * Respiratory rate

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What is meant by the term ‘anatomical dead space’?

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The volume of air that remains in the airways and doesn’t pass into the alveoli

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25
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What is meant by the term ‘alveolar dead space’?

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The alveoli which are ventilated but not perfused and therefore cannot take part in respiration

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26
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What are the four main factors affecting ventilation?

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Partial pressure of O2 / C02
Diffusion coefficient
Surface area
Membrane thickness

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27
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What is the majority of oxygen bound to?

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Haemoglobin

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28
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What is the Bohr effect?

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It describes a rightward shift in 02 dissociation, which means more oxygen is unloaded at the same PC02

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29
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What mediates the Bohr effect?

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Increased P02, temperature, 2,3-Bisphosphoglyceric acid and acidosis

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30
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What are the three way carbon dioxide can be transported?

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Free C02
Carb-amino compounds
Bicarbonate

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31
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What is the primary driver of respiration?

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The pre-botzinger complex in the medulla

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32
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What is the principle chemical controller of respiration?

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Central chemoreceptors

33
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What is the role of chemoreceptors?

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They act to increase respiration in response to increase PC02 and H

34
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Where are peripheral chemoreceptors found?

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In aortic and carotid bodies

35
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What is a peak flow test?

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A pulmonary function test that measures an individuals maximum speed of expiration, with variation occurring with age, height and sex

36
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What is the average peak flow for an adult male?

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550 - 600 L/min

37
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What is the average peak flow for an adult female?

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450 - 500 L/min

38
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What is the effect on peak flow in obstructive lung disease?

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Reduced

39
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What is the effect on peak flow in restrictive lung disease?

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None

40
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What is a spirometry?

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Effort dependent tests of dynamic lung volumes

41
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What volumes are measured in a spirometry?

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Forced vital capacity (FVC)
Forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1)
Forced expiratory ratio (FER) – FEV1/FVC ratio

42
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What is the effect on FVC in restrictive lung disease?

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Decreased

43
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What is the effect on FEV1 in restrictive lung disease?

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Decreased

44
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What is the FER in restrictive lung disease?

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> 75% (normal)

45
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What is the effect on FVC in COPD?

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Decreased

46
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What is the effect on FEV1 in COPD?

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Decreased

47
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What is the FER in COPD?

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<75% (decreased)

48
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What is the effect on FVC in Asthma?

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None

49
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What is the effect on FEV1 in Asthma?

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Decreased

50
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What is the FER in COPD?

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<75% (decreased)

51
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Why does FER not fall in restrictive lung disease?

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Because the decrease in both FVC and FEV1 is proportional

52
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Why does FER fall in obstructive lung disease?

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Because the decrease in FEV1 is more than in FVC, with this disproportionate fall resulting in a decrease in FER

53
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What does the ‘bronchial challenge’ look at?

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The body’s response of FEV1 to B2 agonists

54
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What do the results of the ‘bronchial challenge’ allow?

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Asthma to be distinguished from COPD

55
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What fall in FEV1 during the bronchial challenge is indicative of asthma?

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> 15% increase

56
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What fall in FEV1 during the bronchial challenge is indicative of COPD?

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<15% increase

57
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What does the transfer factor test do?

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It measures the diffusion capacity of the lungs by measuring the amount of carbon monoxide diffusion that occurs in a single breath

58
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In a patient with asthma, what results would be expected from the transfer factor test?

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Normal

59
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In a patient with restrictive lung disease, what results would be expected from the transfer factor test?

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Reduced

60
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In a patient with emphysema, what results would be expected from the transfer factor test?

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Reduced

61
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What % of oxygen does a nasal cannula give?

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24-40%

62
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What % of oxygen does a simple face mask give?

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40-60%

63
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What % of oxygen does a blue venturi mask give?

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24%

64
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What % of oxygen does a white venturi mask give?

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28%

65
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What % of oxygen does a yellow venturi mask give?

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35%

66
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What % of oxygen does a red venturi mask give?

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40%

67
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What % of oxygen does a green venturi mask give?

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60%

68
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What % of oxygen does a non rebreather give?

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up to 85%

69
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What flow rate is used for nasal cannulas?

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Up to 6 litres

70
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What flow rate is used for simple face masks?

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5 -15 litres

71
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What flow rate is used for non rebreather masks?

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15 litres

72
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What is the benefit of using venturi masks?

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It is the most precise form of oxygen delivery

73
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What oxygen mask should be used in an emergency situation?

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Non rebreather

74
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What oxygen mask should be used in type 1 respiratory failure?

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Standard mask, yellow, red or green venturi (35-60% oxygen)

75
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What oxygen mask should be used in type 2 respiratory failure?

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Titrate oxygen starting with the blue venturi (24%), increase to white (28%) if no response is seen

76
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What is the oxygen level aim in type 1 respiratory failure?

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94 – 98%

77
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What is the oxygen level aim in type 2 respiratory failure?

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88 – 92%

78
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In type 2 respiratory failure what should be checked prior to starting oxygen?

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ABGs

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