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Respiratory

Subject : health-sciences
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1. What is the characteristic lymphatic pleural effusion






2. increases In what substances favor the taut form of hemoglobin and which direction does that shift the O2 dissociation curve






3. How does recurrent thromboemboli cause pulm HTN






4. How is pulmonary circulation characterized in terms of resistance and compliance






5. What properties determine the combined volumes of the chest wall and lungs






6. What are the 9 interstitial lung diseases


7. Where does exercise sit on the graph of PaO2 vs length along the pulm capillary






8. At what lung volume is system pressure atmospheric and why






9. What is a chronic complication of sleep apnea






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






11. What is central sleep apnea






12. In which zone of the lung is Pa > Pv >PA






13. In COPD - what happens to airways at high lung volumes






14. What is the equation for physiologic dead space






15. What are the causes of hypoxemia






16. What is the cycle of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis






17. How happens to the proton from the rxn the created bicarb






18. What is the formula for collapsing pressure






19. What is the diffustion formula and what happens to the variables in emphysema and pulmonary fibrosis






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






21. How does autoimmune dz cause thromboemboli






22. What does each bronchopulmonary segment have in the center and along its border






23. What are the 3 forms that CO2 is transported from tissues to lungs






24. What lung abnl is associated with dec breath sounds over lesion - dullness - dec fremitus






25. What is sleep apnea associated with






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






27. What kind of space is in the conducting tree and what kind of muscle exists there






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






29. Why is there eventual loss of capillary beds in emphysema






30. What is the criteria for chronic bronchitis






31. How much O2 can 1 g of Hb bind - What is nl Hb in the blood and When does cyanosis happen






32. What is an example of hypercoagulability






33. What changes at high altitude can result in RVH






34. What is the response for ventilation of high altitude






35. What spinal nerves innvervate the diaphragm and where can pain from the diaphragm be referred






36. Which has a greater affinity for hemoglobin - CO or O2 and by how much






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






38. Define total lung capcaity






39. What is the alveolar gas equation






40. Why is endothelial damage a risk factor for DVT






41. What lung abnl is associated with bronchial breath sounds over lesion - dullness and increased fremitus






42. What happens to O2 content and O2 sat as Hb falls






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






44. What happens to V/Q ratio in COPD






45. What does a V/Q ratio of infinity indicate






46. What organism thrives in high O2 and where in the lung does it flourish






47. In what cells do you find lamellar bodies






48. What are the causes of hypoxia






49. What is the presentation of lung cancer


50. What is pulmonary surfactant made of - and What does it do