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Respiratory

Subject : health-sciences
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1. What is the alveolar gas equation approximation






2. What does ACE do






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






4. Where do 95% of PE arise from






5. What is nl pulmonary artery pressure and At what point is it considered pulm HTN






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






7. What is a chronic complication of sleep apnea






8. How does sleep apnea or high altitude cause pulm HTN






9. What is the nl form of iron in hemoglobin






10. What direction does an increase in metabolic need shift the O2 dissociation curve






11. What is the formula for resistance






12. What is the alveolar gas equation






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






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






15. What is the initial damage of ARDS caused by






16. What is the pathology of emphysema






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






18. What does the combination of increased CO2 and increased proton binding do to the O2 dissociation curve






19. What is the appoximate O2 binding capacity






20. Define functional residual capacity (FRC)






21. What are the histological findings in asbestosis and what occupations are associated






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






23. What does kallikrein do






24. What do hemoglobin modifacations lead to...






25. What is the presentation of lung cancer

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26. What happens to V/Q ratio in COPD






27. Why is endothelial damage a risk factor for DVT






28. What do PFTs show in restrictive lung disease






29. What is the formula for pulm vasc resistance






30. Susceptibility to what infection is increased in silicosis and why






31. What changes occur to PaO2 and PaCO2






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






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






34. Define physilogic dead space






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






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






37. What is the cycle of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis






38. What is compliance and When is it decrease






39. What is a potential test for asthma






40. What are fat emboli associated with






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






42. At What terminal does CO2 bind the globin molecule






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






44. Define tidal volume (TV)






45. How does recurrent thromboemboli cause pulm HTN






46. What are the potential causes of poor breathing mechanics leading to restrictive lung disease - and What are examples in each






47. What is the Reid index and what perfectange is characteristic of chronic bronchitis






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






49. Define inspiratory reserve volume (IRV)






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