(2) ALVEOLAR VENTILATION objectives Flashcards
State approximate values for typical lung volumes as to dead space,
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State approximate values for typical lung volumes as to tidal volume,
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State approximate values for typical lung volumes as to. alveolar ventilation,
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State approximate values for typical lung volumes as to. perfusion
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State approximate values for typical lung volumes as to. ventilation-perfusion ratio
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State and define the 4 lung volumes and 4 lung capacities
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List which lung volumes/capacities can, and which cannot, be measured or calculated from spirometry
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Describe the methods used to measure residual volume
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Describe the methods used to measure functional residual capacity
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Describe the impact of age, height, and gender on vital capacity
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Describe the effect of age on residual volume
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Describe the effect of age on total lung capacity,
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Describe the effect of age on vital capacity
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Calculate minute ventilation, dead space ventilation and alveolar ventilation, if given a tidal volume, dead space volume and breathing frequency
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Explain the Fowler method for measuring anatomical dead space
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Use the Bohr method to calculate the physiological dead space and the dead space:tidal volume ratio
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Describe, in general terms, the regional distribution of alveolar ventilation rates in the erect position and how position changes impact these regional distributions
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Calculate the partial pressure of any gas in a gas mixture at any given barometric pressure
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State the average normal Po2 and Pco2 values of ambient air,
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State the average normal Po2 and Pco2 values if arterial
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State the average normal Po2 and Pco2 values of venous blood
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State the average normal Po2 and Pco2 values of tissue/interstitial fluid spaces.
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