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Pulmonology

Subject : health-sciences
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1. inspiratory reserve






2. forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1)






3. Cyanosis is caused by






4. Spirometry normal range






5. Bohr Effect of pH is graphed as






6. Rhonchi are due to...






7. low CO2 = low acidity =






8. Factors that influence the oxygen carrying capacity of hemoglobin






9. the lingula is analogous to...






10. Does lung tissue have pain fibers?






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






12. Pulse oximetry limitations: what may be misinterpreted as oxygenated hemoglobin?






13. tidal volume (Vt)






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






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






16. The parietal pleura lines the...






17. forced vital capacity (FVC)






18. Pulse Oximetry does not detect






19. gas exchange across the alveolar-pulmonary capillary membranes






20. Peripheral cyanosis results from






21. FEV1% in obstructive disease






22. The best indicator of adequate ventilation is the...






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






24. Orthopnea is defined as






25. What change occurs when fluid or solid tissue replaces air-containing lung or occupies the pleural space beneath your percussing fingers?






26. Which bronchus is more susceptible to aspiration of foreign bodies?






27. The spirometry printout usually includes

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






29. Restrictive Disease: Expiratory volume is reduced more than






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






31. Coarse crackles are...






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

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






34. Flow-Volume Curve: On a normal graph - the flow-volume curve is...






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






36. Normal lung sounds






37. Cyanosis appears when






38. The trachea divides into






39. Coarse crackles result from






40. Resistance is dependent upon






41. PaCO2






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






43. FIO2






44. increased volume results in






45. At rest - the use of accessory muscles is a sign of...






46. The trachea is how long/wide?






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






48. Bohr Effect of pH: right shift






49. Central cyanosis results from






50. Pulse Oximetry is dependent on...