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Respiratory

Subject : health-sciences
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1. Define physilogic dead space






2. What is the leading cause of cancer death






3. What are the SPHERE of complications in lung cancer






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






5. What are the associations with bronchiectasis


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


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






9. What happens to V/Q ratio in COPD






10. What is central sleep apnea






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






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






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






14. What is the nl form of iron in hemoglobin






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






16. Define residual volume (RV)






17. Define inspiratory capacity (IC)






18. What causes primary pulm HTN






19. What are the causes of ischemia






20. Where is cartilage present in the respiratory tree






21. What are the findings of chronic bronchitis






22. What is a typical tidal volume






23. Define vital capacity (VC)






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






25. What is the criteria for chronic bronchitis






26. Which pts are at risk for apriation PNA






27. What changes in pH occur during strenuous exercise and why






28. What happens to lung volumes in restrictive lung disease






29. What is carboxyhemoglobin and What does it cause






30. What findings are associated with emphysema






31. What is occupied in the space that would have been the left middle lobe






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






33. What lobes are affected in silicosis






34. Why is endothelial damage a risk factor for DVT






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






36. What causes secondary pulm HTN






37. What changes in EPO occur at high altitude






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






39. What is the initial damage of ARDS caused by






40. What is an association and potential complication of paraseptal emphysema






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






42. What enzyme increases activity in emphysema






43. How far to the pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium extend - What do MACS do in the alveoli - and how far do the goblet cells extend






44. What renal changes occur at high altitude and What are they compensating for






45. What are the 9 interstitial lung diseases


46. What effects do O2 and CO2 have on pulm circulation - in relation to the other






47. What is the ideal V/Q ratio and why






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






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






50. What happens in diffiusion limited pulmonary circulation and what gases does this apply to...