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Respiratory

Subject : health-sciences
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1. What is the pathology of ARDS






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






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






4. What causes secondary pulm HTN






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






6. What happens to bicarb once it is created in an RBC






7. An increase in all things (except pH) causes what shift in the O2 curve - What does a decrease in all things (except pH) cause






8. What does pulm HTN result in






9. What does CADET face to the right stand for






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






11. What is the formula for pulm vasc resistance






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






13. What happens with the O2 curve shifts to the right and What does it facilitate






14. What do type II cells do - What is their morphology - when do they proliferate






15. What happens as a result of hypoxia in sleep apnea






16. What drug therapy is used to augment the changes in bicarb exretion






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






18. What is used to treat methemoglobin






19. At what PaO2 does hypoxemia begin






20. Hilar mass arising from the bronchus; cavitation - hx of smoking - PTHRP - cancer and histo






21. What changes in lung volunes occur as a result of restrictive lung disease






22. At What terminal does CO2 bind the globin molecule






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






24. Define tidal volume (TV)






25. If you aspirate a peanut while supine - where will it go






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






27. How does recurrent thromboemboli cause pulm HTN






28. What is the fxn of the conducting zone






29. What causes neonatal RDS






30. What changes occur to PaO2 and PaCO2






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






32. Define functional residual capacity (FRC)






33. What is the pathology of bronchiectasis






34. What are the causes of ischemia






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






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






37. What does the oxygenation of Hb in the lungs do to the equilibirum of the CA rxn






38. What changes in EPO occur at high altitude






39. What is the main complication of therapeutic supplemental O2?






40. What is the nl form of iron in hemoglobin






41. What is surfactant made of...






42. What is methemoglobin






43. What are the two forms of hemoglobin






44. What is the imaging test of choice for PE






45. What are the SPHERE of complications in lung cancer






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






47. What is the order of decreasing pressures among the alveola - capillaries and veins in zone 2 of the lungs






48. What happens to FEV1 and FVC in both obstructive and restrictive lung disease and What is the difference






49. At what PaO2 does cyanosis begin






50. What is the initial damage of ARDS caused by