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Where dead space and respiratory zone begin/end

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Dead space: nose/mouth to terminal bronchioles. Resp: resp bronchioles to alveoli

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What makes up transpulmonary pressure

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Alveolar pressure (pressure inside lungs) - intrapleural pressure (pressure outside of lungs)

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During tidal breathing transpulm pressure is always ___. When intrapleural pressure becomes positive

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Positive. Ptx or forced expiration, otherwise always negative

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2 muscles that contract on inspiration

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Diaphragm and ext intercostals

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Muscles that contribute to active exhalation

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TIRE: transverse abd, int oblique, rectus abd, ext oblique

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Vital capacity req for an effective cough

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15 ml/kg

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Primary determinant of CO2 elimination

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Alveolar ventilation

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Dead space in avg pt, what increased Vd leads to

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2 ml/kg, about 150 ml. Wides paco2-etco2 gradient and causes co2 retention

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Minute ventilation: how to calculate, rough amount

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TV X RR. 5LPM

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Alveolar ventilation: what it measures, how to calculate, rough amt

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Fraction of min vent that is available for gas exchange. (TV - dead space) x RR. 3.5LPM

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Alveolar vent: ___ prop to CO2 produc and ___ prop to PaCO2

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Directly to production, inversely to PaCO2

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Anything that inc Vd/Vt ratio inc ___ __ and __ __. Most common cause under GA is what

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Dead space, dec alveolar vent. Reduction in co

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Causes of inc Vd:

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Face mask, moisture exchanger, PPV, anticholinergics, old age, neck extension, dec CO or pulm bf, COPD, PE, sitting pos

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Causes of dec Vd

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ETT, LMA, Trach, neck flexion, supine or prone pos

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Physiologic dead space can be calc w/___ eqn, eqn itself:

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Bohr. (PaCo2- exhaled CO2) / paco2

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In sitting position what things are higher in base than the apex

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Partial pressure of alveolar CO2 and blood flow

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In sitting position what is higher in apex than base

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PA02 and V/Q ratio

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The best ventilated alveoli are the most _____, which are at the ___ of the lung

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Compliant, base

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Perfusion is greatest at the base due to ____, ventilation is best at the ___ due to alveolar ___

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Gravity, base, compliance

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Non dependent lung: vent, perf, v/q, 02, co2, n2

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Low, low, high, high, low, same

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Dependent lung: vent, perf, v/q, 02, co2, n2

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High, high, low, low, high, same

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Vent perf mismatch: what happens in zone 1, blood passing underventilated alveoli does what, mismatch ____ the a-a gradient, and it minimizes ____

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Bronchioles constrict to minimize it, retains CO2, increases, shunt

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Atelectasis causes ___ to ___ shunt

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Right to left

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An alveolus can transfer more ___ than ____

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More co2 than 02

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With v/q mismatch the paco2 gradient becomes ___, the pa02 gradient becomes ___
Smaller, larger
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When pneumocytes begin making surfactant, peak
22-26 weeks, peak 36 weeks
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Each alveolus has ___ ___ of surfactant, larger vs smaller concentration
Same amount, larger has smaller concentration
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Zone 1 is inc by what 3 things
Low bp, PE, or high a/w pressure
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Sites of normal anatomic shunt: 3 , what this means
Thebesian veins (drain l heart), bronchiolar veins, pleural veins. Bypasses lungs and never gets 02
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What zone 4 is
Pulmonary edema. Pa>Pist>Pv>PA. Fluid overload, mitral stenosis, laryngospasm, neg p pulm edema
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Alveolar oxygen equation
Fio2 x (PB 760-Ph20 47) - PaCO2/RQ
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What comprises the respiratory quotient, >1 means what, 0.7 means what
CO2 production / oxygen consumption. >1= lipogenesis. 0.7= lipolysis
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Causes of hypoxemia with normal A-a gradient (2), can they be fixed with supplemental 02
Reduced fio2 and hypoventilation. Yes
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Causes of hypoxemia w inc A-a gradient, can they be fixed with 02
Diffusion limitation (yes), v/q mismatch (yes), shunt (no)
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Nml values: IRV, TV, ERV
3000, 500, 1100 (mls)
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Nml value: RV, TLC, VC
1200, 5800, 4500 (mls)
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Normals: IC, FRC
3500, 2300 mls
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Tv ___ ml/kg, VC ___ ml/kg, FRC ___ ml/kg dosed on ___
7, 70, 35. IBW
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4 things that cant be measured with spirometry
CV, CC, TLC, FRC
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How peep restores FRC
Reducing zone 3 (when FRC is reduced, zone 3 increases)
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Things that decrease FRC
GA, obese, preg, neonates, adv age, supine, lithotomy, tberg, paralysis, light during anes, excessive IVF, high fio2, reduced pulm compliance in disease states (pulm edema, pulm fibrosis, acute lung injury, Etc)
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Things that increase FRC
Adv age, prone, sitting, lateral, obstructive lung disease, peep, sigh breaths
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Closing capacity= ___ + ____
Residual volume + closing volume
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Factors that inc closing volume
Close p: COPD, LV failure, obesity, supine, ext of age, preg
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By age 30 CC=FRC when, age 44 they’re equal when, 66 equal when
30= GA, 44= supine, 60= standing
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CaO2 calc
(1.34 x hgb x sao2) + (pao2 x 0.003)
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How to calc DO2, nml value
CaO2 x CO X 10. 1000 ml02/min
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VO2 eqn, nml values
CO X (CaO2 - cvo2). 3.5 ml/kg/min, roughly 250 ml/min
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Dec p50= ___ shift, inc p50= ___ shift
Dec= left. Inc= right
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Left shift occurs in ____, right shift occurs where.
Left= lungs, right= metabolically active tissue
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What is the Bohr effect
CO2 and h+ cause hgb to release 02
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____ inc 2,3 dpg. 2,3 dpg is a compensation mechanism in ___
Hypoxia. Anemia
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Hamburger shift
Cl transferred to RBC in exchange for HCO3 as buffer
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Venous CO2 and ph
5 higher than PaCO2, 7.36
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Methods of co2 transport, which most common
Bicarb (70%), bound to hgb (23%), dissolved in plasma (7%)
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CO2 solubility= ___ law
Henrys
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Haldane effect
CO2 carriage: 02 causes rbc to release co2
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Bohr effect
02 carriage: co2 and dec ph cause rbc to release 02
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C02 dissoc curve: when right v left means, how po2 relates
Left love right release. Lower po2= more co2 carried
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4 consequences of hypercarbia
Hypoxemia, inc myo 02 demand, hyperkalemia, dec 02 carrying capacity
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Paco2=
CO2 production / alveolar ventilation
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Causes of inc co2 production
Sepsis, overfeeding, MH, shivering, seizures, thyroid storm, burn
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Causes of dec co2 elim
A/w obstruct, inc dead space, ARDS, COPD, resp center depression, drug OD, inadequate NMB reversal
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Effects of hypercarbia
Hypoxemia, inc p50/right shift, myo depression, sns stim, oculocardiac, in k and ca and ICP, dep loc
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When co2 narcosis occurs
>90 paco2
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Acute resp acidosis: paco2 and ph change
Inc 10mmhg, dec 0.08
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Chronic resp acidosis paco2 and ph change
Inc 10, dec 0.03
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When paco2 and min vent change in linear fashion
Paco2 20-80q
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When paco2 is a resp depressant
>80-100
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Mac of co2
200
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Causes of L shift co2 response curve
PaO2 <60, metab acid, IC htn, fear, salicylates/aminophylline/doxapram/NE
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Causes of r shift co2 response curve
Metab alk, carotid endarterectomy, sleep, VA/Opioids/NMB
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What L v R shift CO2 response curve means
L: ve higher than expected for given co2. Resp alk. RL ve lower than given, resp acid
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L v R shift co2 response curve on apneic threshold
L = threshold dec, R: threshold inc
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Where pneumotaxic and apneustic centers are
Pons
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Where drg and vrg are
Medulla
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Dorsal resp center: where, func
Medulla/tractus solitarus. Insp pacer
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Ventral resp Central location and func
Medulla-tractus solitarus. Insp and exp- mainly exp when ve demand inc
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Pneumotaxic center: location and func
Upper pons, inhib DRC/triggers end insp. Strong stim= rapid shallow rr, weak= slow and deep
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Apneustic center: location and func , what is it inhibited by
Lower pons, stim DRC/causes insp. Inhib by pulm stretch receptors
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Which chemoreceptors respond to 02 vs co2
02= peripheral, CO2= central
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Most imp stim for central chemoreceptor, what it drives
H+ in the csf, DRC
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Window that hyperventilation effects bicarb
Few hours to 2 days
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Central chemo receptor is depressed by what
Profound hypercarbia and hypoxemia
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Peripheral chemoreceptors: location, what they dont respond To, 2ndary roles
Bifurcation of carotid artery. Dont:sa02 ca02. 2nd: pac02, h+, perfusion pressure monitoring
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What is hypoxic ventilatory response
02 <60 closes k channels in type 1 glomus cells, opens ca ch and inc NT release, AP along herrings nerve and CN 9, term in medulla = min vent inc
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What impairs hypoxic vent response
Carotid endarterectomy and 0.1 MAC of IA/TIVA
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2 conditions that dont impair hypoxic vent response
Anemia and CO poisoning
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Hearing Breuer inflation reflex
If inflation 1.5> FRC, reflex turns off the DRC and stops further inflation. Mediation by CN X and phrenic n
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Hearing Breuer deflation reflex
When lung vol too small helps prevent atelectasis by taking bigger breath
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J receptors: stim what, Activ by what
Stim tachypnea. Activ by PE/CHF
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Paradoxical reflex of head
Stim newborn to take first breath
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HPV: stim by what, impaired by what
Reduction in ALVEOLAR (not arterial) 02 tension. MAC VA >1.5, vasodilators, pde inhib, dobutamine, CCB, phenylephrine, epi, dopamine
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What may increased HPV shunt
Hypervolemia/LAP >25 and elev CO

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