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Respiratory

Subject : health-sciences
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1. Where does lung cancer met to...






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






3. What do pulmonary arteries carry - and how are pulm arterial pressures maintained during the cardiac cycle






4. What changes in EPO occur at high altitude






5. What are the findings of chronic bronchitis






6. What are curschmann's spirals






7. What is a particular cause of eosinophilic granulomas - and what cells infiltrate






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






9. What is the formula for O2 content






10. What is early onset hypoxemia from in chronic bronchitis






11. What are potential triggers for asthma






12. What is the definition of sleep apnea






13. Define tidal volume (TV)






14. What is are the symptoms of a pulmonary embolism






15. What happens to lung volumes in restrictive lung disease






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






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






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






19. What are the two forms of hemoglobin






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






21. Which pts are at risk for apriation PNA






22. What is a lung abscess and What does usually result from






23. Why do pts with emphysema exhale through pursed lips






24. What does PFTs show in COPD






25. What cellular changes occur at high altitude






26. Define physilogic dead space






27. Which muscles are involved in quiet breathing and What part of respiration do the control






28. What is used to treat methemoglobin






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






30. What are the subtypes of pneumoconioses

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31. What is the nl form of iron in hemoglobin






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






33. What can amniotic fluid emboli lead to...






34. What does alveolar pressure do to capillaries in the apex of the lung






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






36. What is the pathology of emphysema






37. What lung product is deficient in neonatal RDS






38. What is a potential test for asthma






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






40. What are the potential TX for sleep apnea






41. What muscles are involved in breathing during exercise and What do they control






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






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






44. Define functional residual capacity (FRC)






45. What organisms cause interstitial PNA and What are the characteristics






46. What are clara cells What is their morphology and What do they do






47. What happens to V/Q ratio in COPD






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






49. Define vital capacity (VC)






50. What reaction and enzyme create bicarb and Where does it happen