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Respiratory Physiology Flashcards

1
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How many generation of airways do you find in the respiratory system?

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23

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2
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How many alveoli are present in the respiratory system?

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500 million

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What is the sympathetic effect on smooth muscle of the airways?

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Smooth Muscle Relaxation (Beta-2)

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What is the parasympathetic effect on smooth muscle of the airways?

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Smooth Muscle Contraction (Muscarinic)

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5
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No gas exchange; Transports gas to the lungs; Nose to Terminal Bronchioles

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Conducting Zone

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Areas of gas exchange; Respiratory Bronchioles, Alveolar Ducts, Alveolar sacs

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Respiratory Zone

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7
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96-98% of surface area; For gas exchange

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Type I Pneumocyte

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8
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2-4% of surface area; For surfactant production

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Type II Pneumocyte

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9
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Keep alveoli free of dust and debris

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Alveolar macrophages

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10
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Produce mucus

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Goblet cells, Submucosal Glands

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11
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May play a re in epithelial regeneration after injury by secreting protective GAGs

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Clara Cells (Club Cells)

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12
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Carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs

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Pulmonary Circulation

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13
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Carries oxygenation blood to the lungs

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Bronchial Circulation

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14
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4 Basic Lung volumes

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Inspiratory Reserve Volume (IRV)Tidal Volume (TV)Expiratory Reserve Volume (ERV)Residual Volume (RV)

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15
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What is a Lung Capacity?

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Sum of two or more lung volumes (Inspiratory Capacity (IC), Functional Residual Capacity (FRC), Vital Capacity (VC), Total Lung Capacity (TLC)

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16
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How do you measure lung Volumes and Capacities?

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Spirometry

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17
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Only Lung Volume that cannot be measured directly by spirometry?

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Residual Volume, FRC, TLC

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18
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Amount of Air inspired/expired during quiet breathing?

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Tidal Volume 500ml: 150ml in the conducting zone, 350ml in the respiratory zone

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19
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Differences in terms of Lung Volumes and Capacities among sexes?

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20-25% lower in females

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20
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Maintains oxygenation in between breaths?

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Residual Volume

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21
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Equilibrium or Resting Volume of the Lungs?

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Functional Residual Capacity (FRC) (marker of Lung function)

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22
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Factors that increases Vital Capacity (VC)?

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Body size, Male gender, Physical Conditioning, youth

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23
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Anatomic Dead Space + Alveolar Dead Space; Total volume of the lungs that does NOT participate in gas exchange

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Physiologic Dead Space

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24
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Air in the conducting zone

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Anatomic Dead Space (150ml)

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25
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Air in the alveoli not participating in gas exchange due to V/Q mismatch (0ml)

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Alveolar Dead Space

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26
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Volume of air moved into and out of the lungs per unit time

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Ventilation Rate

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27
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Total rate of air movement in/out of the lungs

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Minute Ventilation

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28
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Minute ventilation corrected for physiologic dead space

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Alveolar Ventilation

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29
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What happens to the FEV1 and FVC in patients with obstructive and restrictive lung diseases?

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Decreased

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30
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What is the FEV1/FVC ratio of a healthy person?

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0.8

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31
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What happens to the FEV1/FVC ratio in patients with obstructive and restrictive lung diseases respectively?

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Obstructive: DecreasedRestrictive: Normal to Increased

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32
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Normal Inspiration

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Active (Diaphragm)

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33
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Forced Inspiration

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External Intercostals

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34
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Normal Expiration

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Passive

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35
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Forced Expiration

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Internal Intercostals

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36
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Change in volume for a given change in pressure?

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Compliance

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37
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What do you call the difference between compliance curves during inspiration and expiration of an air-filled lung?

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Hysteresis

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38
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What is the basis for hysteresis?

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Surface tension at air-liquid interface

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39
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Loss of elastic fiber, increased compliance, decreased elasticity, increased FRC, barrel-shaped chest

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Emphysema

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40
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Stiffening of lung tissue, decreased compliance, increased elasticity, decreased FRC

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Fibrosis

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41
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Force caused by water molecules at the air-liquid interface that tends to minimize surface area

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Surface Tension

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42
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Active Component

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DPPC (main component: water)

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43
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Mechanism of DPPC reducing surface tension

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Amphiphatic Nature (hydrophobic and hydrophilic)

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44
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Effect of surfactant on lung compliance

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Increases

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45
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Start of and maturation of surfactant levels respectively

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24th and 35th week

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46
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Test, Treatment for RDS?

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Amniotic L-S Ratio; Steroids; Surfactant

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47
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Formula for Airflow

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Ohm’s Law

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48
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Formula for Airway Resistance?

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Poiseuille’s Law

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49
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Factors in airway resistance?

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Sympathetic: decreasesParasympathetic: increasesLung volume: decreasesViscosity of inspired air: increases

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50
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Formula for transpulmonary pressure

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Alveolar pressure-Intrapleural pressure

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51
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If transpulmonary pressure is positive

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Lungs expand

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52
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If transpulmonary pressure is negative

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Lungs collapse

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53
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Transpulmonary pressure in healthy persons

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Positive (lungs always open)

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54
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Transpulmonary pressure in patients with emphysema during forced expiration

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Negative (lungs collapse)

55
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Law implying that an increase in Lung Volume will decrease pressure?

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Boyle’s Law

56
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Law of mixed gases?

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Dalton’s Law of Partial Pressure

57
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Law of gases dissolved in solution?

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Henry’s law for concentration of dissolved gases

58
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Law for transfer of gases through simple diffusion in cell membranes or capillary walls?

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Fick’s law of diffusion

59
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Driving force for diffusion

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Partial Pressure Difference

60
Q

Ability of the respiratory membrane to exchange as between the alveoli and the pulmonary blood

A

Diffusing Capacity

61
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Diffusing capacity for O2

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At rest: 21ml/min/mmHgMaximal exercise: 65ml/min/mmHg

62
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Diffusing capacity for CO2

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At rest: 400-450ml/min/mmHgMaximal exercise: 1200-1300ml/min/mmHg

63
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What are the forms of gases in solutions?

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Dissolved gas, Bound gas, Chemically Modified gas

64
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What is the only form of gas that contributes to partial pressure?

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Dissolved gas

65
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What is the only gas in inspired air found exclusively as dissolved gas?

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Nitrogen

66
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Difference between arterial PAO2 and PaO2; Normally very small; Increases in cases of large physiologic shunt

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A-a gradient

67
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Gas equilibrates with the pulmonary capillary near the start of the pulmonary capillary; Diffusion of gas increased only by increasing blood flow

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Perfusion-Limited Gas Exchange

68
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Gas does Not equilibrate even until the end of the pulmonary capillary; CO and O2 during strenuous exercise and disease states

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Diffusion-Limited Gas Exchange

69
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Normal O2 Transport

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Perfusion-limited

70
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Equilibration of O2 at sea level occurs at

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1/3 the distance of Pulmonary Capillary

71
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O2 transport in strenuous exercise, disease states

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Diffusion-limited

72
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O2 Transport in high altitude

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Slower equilibration

73
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Equilibration of O2 at high altitude occurs

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2/3 the distance of Pulmonary Capillary

74
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Percentage of Dissolved O2

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2%

75
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Percentage of O2 bound to HgB

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98%

76
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HgB with attached O2

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Oxyhemoglobin

77
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HgB without attached O2

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Deoxyhemoglobin

78
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HgB with Fe3+; Doesn’t bind O2

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Methemoglobin

79
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Alpha2, Gamma2, Higher affinity for O2

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Fetal Hemoglobin (HbF)

80
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AlphaA2, BetaS2, sickled RBCs, less affinity for O2

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Hemoglobin S (HbS)

81
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Max O2 binding with HgB

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O2 binding capacity

82
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(O2 binding capacity x %saturation) + dissolved O2

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O2 content

83
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Cardiac output x O2 content

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O2 delivery

84
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% of blood that gives up its O2 as it passes through the tissues

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Utilization Coefficient

85
Q

Sigmoidal in shape; Exhibits Positive Cooperativity

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O2-HgB Dissociation Curve

86
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O2-HgB Dissociation Curve: Increased unloading of O2 to HgB, Increased P50, Due to increased Carbon dioxide, acidosis, 2,3 BPG, exercise & temperature

A

Shift to the RIGHT

87
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O2-HgB Dissociation Curve: Increased binding of O2 to HgB, Decreased P50, Due to Increased carbon monoxide, HbF

A

Shift to the LEFT

88
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3 main forms of CO2 in the blood

A

CarbaminohemoglobinDissolved CO2HCO3

89
Q

CO2 bound to HgB

A

Carbaminohemoglobin

90
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CO bound to HgB

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Carboxyhemoglobin

91
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Cl-HCO3 exchange in the RBC

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Chloride shift (using Band Three Protein)

92
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O2 affecting affinity of CO2/H to HgB

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Haldane effect

93
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CO2/H affecting affinity of O2 to HgB

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Bohr effect

94
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Pulmonary Circulation: Pressure

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< Systemic Circulation

95
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Pulmonary Circulation: Resistance

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< Systemic Circulation

96
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Pulmonary Circulation: Blood Flow

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= Systemic Circulation

97
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Pulmonary Blood Flow: Supine

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Uniform throughout Lungs

98
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Pulmonary Blood Flow: Standing

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Apex: Lowest; Base: Highest

99
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Effect of Hypoxia (low PAO2) on Pulmonary Arteries

A

Vasoconstriction

100
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Causes of Pulmonary Global Hypoxic Vasoconstriction

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High Altitude; Fetal Circulation

101
Q

Other Lung Vasoactive substances

A

TXA2, PGI2

102
Q

Causes Airway constriction

A

Leukotrienes

103
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Lung Zones: Local Alveolar Capillary Pressure < Alveolar Air Pressure throughout the cycle

A

Zone 1

104
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Lung Zones: Local Alveolar Capillary Systolic Pressure > Alveolar Air Pressure during systole but less than that during diastole

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Zone 2

105
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Lung Zones: Local Alveolar Capillary Pressure > Alveolar Air Pressure throughout the cycle

A

Zone 3

106
Q

What lung zones do we see in the apex of the lungs?

A

Zone 2 and Zone 3

107
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What lung zones do we see in the Base of the lungs?

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Zone 3

108
Q

What lung zones do we see in lying position or during exercise throughout the lungs?

A

Zone 3

109
Q

What lung zones do we see in cases of Pulmonary hemorrhage or Positive pressure ventilation?

A

Zone 1

110
Q

Diverted/rerouted blood flow

A

Shunt

111
Q

Made up of bronchial circulation and coronary circulation

A

Physiologic shunts

112
Q

(+) Hypoxemia, decreased PaO2, cannot be corrected by having the person breathe a high O2 gas

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Right-to-Left Shunts

113
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(-) Hypoxemia, increased PaO2 on the R side of the heart

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Left-to-Right Shunts

114
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Normal V/Q Ratio

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0.8

115
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High V/Q

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High PO2, Low PCO2

116
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Low V/Q

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Low PO2, High PCO2

117
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Creates the basic respiratory rhythm; Contains the Dorsal Respiratory Group (DRG), Ventral Respiratory Group (VRG) and Central Chemoreceptors

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Medulla

118
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Modifies the Basic Respiratory Rhythm; Contains the Apneustic and Pneumotaxic Centers

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Pons

119
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Site of highest ventilation

A

Base of the lungs

120
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Site of highest perfusion

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Base of the lungs

121
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Site of highest V/Q ratio

A

Apex of the lungs

122
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Ventilated area of the lungs with (-) perfusion (V/Q = infinity); Alveolar gas has same composition as humidified inspired air (PAO2 = 150mmHg & PACO2 = 0)

A

Dead space

123
Q

Perfusion of lungs with no ventilation (V/Q = zero); Pulmonary Capillary blood has sane composition as mixed venous blood: PaO2=40mmHg & PaCO2=46mmHg

A

Shunt

124
Q

Inspiratory Center; Control Basic Rhythm; For normal Inspiration

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Dorsal Respiratory Group (DRG)

125
Q

Overdrive mechanism during exercise; For forced inspiration and expiration

A

Ventral Respiratory Group (VRG)

126
Q

Found in the lower pins; For prolonged inspiratory gasp (decreases respiratory rate)

A

Apneustic Center

127
Q

Found in the upper pons; limits time for inspiration (increases respiratory rate)

A

Pneumotaxic Center

128
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Found in the ventral medulla; Respond directly to CSF-H (increases RR)

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Central Chemoreceptors

129
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Responds mainly to PaO2 <70mmHg (increases RR); Possibly due to Glomus Cells

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Peripheral Chemoreceptors

130
Q

Stimulated by Lung Distension; Initiates Hering-Breuer Reflex that decreases Respiratory Rte by prolonging expiratory time

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Lung Stretch Receptors

131
Q

Stimulated by Limb movement; Causes anticipatory increase in respiratory rate during exercise

A

Joint & Muscle Receptors

132
Q

True or False: In exercise, itnis hypoxia that drives the increase in ventilation

A

False

133
Q

Stimulated by noxious chemicals; Causes bronchoconstriction and increases the RR

A

Irritant Receptors

134
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Found in Juxtacapillary areas; Stimulated by pulmonary capillary engorgement; Causes rapid shallow breathing and responsible for feeling of dyspnea

A

J Receptors

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