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Pulmonology

Subject : health-sciences
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1. Spirometry plots






2. inspiratory reserve






3. Apnea is defined as






4. terminal respiratory unit






5. The interspace between two ribs (intercostal space) is numbered by






6. Peripheral cyanosis results from






7. FIO2






8. office-based spirometry is recommended for patients as young as






9. Continuous lung sounds occur in the setting of...






10. The purpose of respiration is to...






11. Bohr Effect of pH: right shift






12. Pulmonary ventilation is varied by






13. Discontinuous lung sounds are also called


14. Pectoriloquy






15. Spirometry can be used to determine the severity of functional impairment as well as






16. Patients with obstructive disease have normal






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






18. FEV1% in obstructive disease






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






20. The circulatory system transport of oxygen to - and carbon dioxide from - the peripheral tissues






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






22. Pulse Oximetry is dependent on...






23. Normal lung sounds






24. What is the potential space between the visceral and parietal pleurae?






25. increasing the volume of the thoracic cavity by flattening the diaphragm and elevating the ribs






26. pain in lung conditions usually arises from






27. Spirometry: The result is stated as






28. pH






29. Restrictive Disease: Expiratory volume is reduced more than






30. The most reliable site for detecting central cyanosis is the...






31. normal subjects expel approximately how much of the FVC in the 1st second?






32. Continuous lung sounds occur during...






33. With restrictive disease - the flow-volume curve is...






34. forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1)






35. FEV1% in restrictive disease






36. 20.95% Atmospheric Composition






37. The volume of gas remaining in the lungs at the end of normal expiration is called the...






38. Simple - objective - noninvasive diagnostic test can be performed with relative ease on patients who present with respiratory-related symptoms






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






40. The trachea is how long/wide?






41. Obstructive Disease: Expiratory airflow is reduced more than






42. Examples of restrictive disease






43. The muscles of expiration are the...






44. Dyspnea is defined as






45. Factors that influence the oxygen carrying capacity of hemoglobin






46. low CO2 = low acidity =






47. FEV1/FVC






48. The visceral pleura lines the...






49. The trachea divides into






50. Tachypnea is an