ALS Lecture 6 - Physiological Consequences of Restrictive Lung Disease DONE Flashcards
breathing control flow chart
medulla -> spinal cord -> spinal nerves C3, C4, C5 -> respiratory muscles
respiratory drive
occurs from brain, conscious and unconscious
ventilation depends on (3)
chest wall, airway resistance, lung compliance
diffusion (gas exchange)
gas crosses alveolar walls
perfusion (2)
blood’s oxygen carrying capacity (Hb), pulmonary circulation
inspiration muscles (3)
diaphragm, intercostals, sometimes accessory
expiration muscles (3)
diaphragm, intercostals, sometimes accessory
expiration muscles if breathing with increased drive (2)
internal intercostals, abdominal muscles
compliance is the measure of the lung’s abilitiy to
stretch and expand (distensibility of elastic tissue)
ventilation is the exchange of air between
lungs, atmosphere
minute ventilation =
tidal volume x respiratory rate
minute ventilation is the amount of air
in and out of the lungs in a minute
normal RR
12-16 breaths per min
alveolar ventilation =
(tidal volume - dead space) x respiratory rate
alveolar ventilation is the amount of air
exchanged within alveoli
which is more important, minute or alveolar ventilation?
alveolar ventilation
only the ___ _____ of the lung is where you get _____, the rest is ____ ____
very bottom, perfusion, dead space
label the ventilation diagram
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ventilation homeostasis is a balance between
ventilatory capacity, ventilatory demand
ventilatory capacity is the maximum spontaneous ventilation that can be maintained
without development of respiratory muscle fatigue
ventilatory capacity put simply is how much you can
breathe in and out without respiratory muscle fatigue
ventilatory demand is the amount of
breathing needed to maintain normal PaCO2
Fick’s law of diffusion: rate of transfer of gas through a sheet of tissue is proportional to
tissue area, difference in gas partial pressure
rate of transfer of gas through a sheet of tissue is inversely proportional to
tissue thickness
diffusion is greater with (3)
larger SA, larger pressure gradient, smaller distance to diffuse across
label the diagram of diffusion
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CO2 diffuses across the membrane ___ more rapidly than O2
20x
capillary transit time
how long blood is in capillaries
perfusion is the blood that
reaches alveoli via capillaries
maximal perfusion occurs at the lung bases when upright because of
gravity
hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction is a physiological mechanism to match
perfusion and ventilation
hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction - if we get a hypoxic area within lungs, blood vessels
restrict to send blood to better supplied areas, so blood still gets oxygenated
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis involves (3)
small lungs, reduced compliance, thickened alveolar membrane
in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, FEV1/FVC ratio is
preserved (>70%)
look at the graphs and tables of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and the details with it
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in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis CXR shows
more prominent shadows in lower lung
in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis CT scan shows
honeycomb cysts
look at the examples of arterial blood gases in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
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hypoxaemia (low PaO2) and normal PaCO2 indicates
type 1 respiratory failure
mean age of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis presentation
71
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis male:female ratio is approx
2:1
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis mean survival is
3.9 years
label the diagram of the different prognoses of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
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3 common prognoses of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
rapid progression to death, slow progression with acute attacks which are usually fatal, stable with acute attacks
examples of pharmacological management of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- pirfenidione, antifibrotic
- nintedanib, tyrosine kinase inhibitor
supportive management for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (4)
oxygen, pulmonary rehab, breathlessness management, transplant
obstructive lung disease
obstructed flow of air, affects ventilation
restrictive lung disease
chest volume restricted, increased work of breathing
examples of obstructive lung disease (4)
asthma, COPD, bronchiectasis, other airway disease
examples of restrictive lung disease (4)
pulmonary fibrosis, obesity, chest wall deformities, neuromuscular deformities
label the spirometry graph showing, normal, obstructive and restrictive patterns
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normal FEV1/FVC
> 70%
obstruction spirometry pattern (3)
normal FVC, reduced FEV1, reduced FEV1/FVC ratio (<70%)
restriction spirometry pattern (3)
reduced FEV1, FEV1/FVC ratio almost normal (>70%)
during inspiration diaphragm
contracts, flattens, moves down