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Respiratory

Subject : health-sciences
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1. What is the Reid index and what perfectange is characteristic of chronic bronchitis






2. What doe FAT BAT stand for






3. What kind of connection exists between endothelial cells in the capilaries






4. What is a potential test for asthma






5. What causes primary pulm HTN






6. What is a typical tidal volume






7. What are the SPHERE of complications in lung cancer






8. What is carboxyhemoglobin and What does it cause






9. What changes in O2 consumption change during exercise






10. Synthesis of what substance increases with altitude and What does that do for the O2 sat curve






11. How does autoimmune dz cause thromboemboli






12. What happens in perfusion limited circulatioin and which gases does this apply to...






13. What is the defect in panacinar emphysema - and what else do you see






14. Lung absecss often reults From what organisms






15. What area of the lung is the largest physiologic contributor of fxnal dead space






16. What does CADET face to the right stand for






17. What is central sleep apnea






18. What is fetal hemoglobin made of and why does it have a higher affinity for O2






19. Where does lung cancer met to...






20. What is the V/Q ratio at the apex and base of the lung






21. What increases the risk of PDA in neonatal RDS






22. What are potential triggers for asthma






23. What does the law of Laplace state about tendency of alveoli to collapse






24. What does PFTs show in COPD






25. How does left to right shunt cause pulm HTN






26. What accounts for the sigmoid shaped O2 dissociation curve with hemoglobin






27. What is the tendency of the lungs vs the chest wall






28. Why is cesarean delivery a risk factor for neonatal RDS






29. What cells in the lung produce surfactant and What does it do






30. What is the pathology of emphysema






31. What is obstructive sleep apnea






32. What does the respiratory zone consist of and What is its fxn






33. Where are ventilation and perfusion highest in the lung - respectively






34. What is positive cooperativity of hemoglobin refer to...






35. What happens to diffusing capacity in interstiial lung diseases






36. What cells make surfactant and At what week is produced most abundantly






37. What kind of course does interstitial PNA follow in comparison to bronchoPNA






38. What are the 3 reasons for an increased A- a gradient






39. What happens to lung volumes in obstructive lung disease






40. A carcinoma in the apex of the lung can cause what syndrome and What is the tumor called


41. Where do you find type I cells - What is their morphology - and What do they do






42. Chronic bronchitis is a disease of what kind of airways






43. What is the protein content an exudative pleural effusion and What are the potential causes






44. What does the conducting zone consist of...






45. Other than surfactant - what other important substances are produced by the lungs






46. What is the protein content in a transudative pleural effusion and What are the potential causes






47. Toxicities of what drugs include interstitial lung disease






48. What changes in 2 -3 - DPG occur at high altitude






49. How does mitral stenosis cause pulm HTN






50. What is methemoglobin