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Pulmonology

Subject : health-sciences
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1. The volume of gas remaining in the lungs at the end of normal expiration is called the...






2. Factors that influence the oxygen carrying capacity of hemoglobin






3. What occurs passively as muscles relax?






4. The trachea is how long/wide?






5. Which lobe has an inferior tongue-like projection called the lingula?






6. The internal intercostals decrease the transverse diameter of the chest during






7. The muscles of inspiration are the...






8. Fine crackles are...






9. the lingula is analogous to...






10. a visible and palpable angulation of the sternum - and the point at which the second rib articulates with the sternum






11. Percussion helps you establish whether the underlying tissues are...






12. within limits - increased temperature =






13. The acini consist of the...






14. Typically - in the presence of obstructive disease - the flow-volume curve looks

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15. high CO2 = high acidity =






16. movement of blood through the capillaries in direct communication with the alveoli






17. Resistance is dependent upon






18. The movement of air back and forth from the deepest reaches of the alveoli to the outside environment






19. Which bronchus is wider - shorter - and more vertically placed?






20. Pulse Oximetry: The amount of absorption differs depending on whether the hemoglobin is...






21. A normal volume-time curve rises






22. Pulse Oximetry: The oximeter's probe has a source of light of How many wavelengths?






23. expiratory reserve






24. Sharp peaks and smooth descents on the flow-volume curves - and a flat plateau at the end of the volume-time curve suggests






25. What may prevent cyanosis from appearing?






26. Continuous lung sounds occur when air flows rapidly through bronchi that are...






27. The use of accessory muscles (contraction of the sternocleidomastoid or supraclavicular muscles during inspiration) indicates






28. An SaO2 of 90% correlates with a PaO2 as low as 59 and requires






29. Orthopnea is quantified by






30. PACO2






31. The trachea bifurcates into its mainstem bronchi at the level of...






32. Coarse crackles result from






33. Boyle's Gas Law






34. terminal respiratory unit






35. Cyanosis






36. Which lung has a horizontal fissure?






37. FEV1/FVC






38. The trachea divides into






39. Pulse Oximetry does not detect






40. Apnea is defined as






41. Respiration involves






42. Examples of obstructive disease






43. Nitroglycerin applied to the probe area has been reported to...






44. The presence of pressure gradients causes respiratory gases to move from






45. Pectoriloquy






46. The main bronchi are divided into smaller branches that begin to subdivide into






47. Continuous lung sounds occur during...






48. Vesicular breath sounds






49. What chest radiography is used for unstable patients or those unable to stand during the X-ray?






50. During expiration - thoracic cavity volume decreases - and the intrapulmonary pressure becomes greater than