Cardiopulmonary III Flashcards
What is the natural state of the lungs?
Compressed
What connects the Lungs to the Thoracic cavity?
Adhesive nature of the fluid between the Visceral and Parietal pleura
What formula describes pressure changes in the lungs?
P1V1 = P2V2
If Intra-alveolar volume increases, pressure…
Decreases
If Intra-alveolar volume decreases, pressure…
Increases
Normal breathing is…
Ventilator breathing is…
Negative pressure breathing
Positive pressure breathing
At the point between exhale and inhale, the intrapleural pressure is…
Negative
*pulling back at compressed lungs
When does intrapleural pressure become positive?
Force expiration
What are the 3 factors that hinder air passage in breathing?
Airway resistance
Alveolar surface tension
Lung compliance
What are the 2 receptors that affect bronchial radius?
Muscarinic (parasympathetic)
Beta-2 (sympathetic)
What does alveolar tension counteract?
Collapsing Pressure
Collapsing pressure is inversely proportional to…
Aka…
Alveolar Radius
Laplace’s Law
What cells make surfactant in the lungs?
Type 2 Alveolar
What is the major component of surfactant?
Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC)
*62%, and other amphipathic phospholipids
What is the primary function of surfactant?
Decrease surface tension
Higher humidity climates require more or less surfactant?
More
Large alveoli have _____ collapsing pressures while small alveoli have _____ collapsing pressures.
Low
High
What is the collapse of alveoli called?
Atelectasis
The opposite of stiffness is…
Compliance
Compliance =
Volume/Pressure
What antibody does allergen bind in the lung?
What does binding induce?
IgE
Mast cells release Histamine and Leukotrienes
What do Histamine and Leukotrienes cause?
What timeframe?
Contraction smooth muscles in bronchi
Occurs within 1 hour allergen exposure (early phase)
What type of inflammatory cells are preferentially drawn into the lungs in response to an allergic reaction?
What timeframe?
Eosinophils
4-5 hrs Late phase
T/F
There is no genetic component to making IgE antibody associated with asthma.
False
probably genetic
*can be allergic or non-specific like cold or exercise
The 4 physiological/pathological characteristics of asthma?
Increased responsiveness of trachea/bronchi
Bronchoconstriction
Inflammation
Thick mucus
What are the 2 most common obstructive lung diseases?
COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
Asthma
What are 2 types of COPD?
Emphysema
Chronic bronchitis
What defines an obstructive lung disease?
Difficulty fully exhaling
air lingers in lungs after full expiration
What defines a restrictive lung disease?
Cannot fill lungs
*often because of stiffness
What are some conditions causing restrictive lung disease?
Obesity
ALS
Muscular dystrophy
What is another way of assessing pulmonary function besides measuring respiratory volumes and capacities using spirometry?
FEV
Forced Expiratory Volume
What is the normal FEV (1.0)?
75-85% vital capacity exhaled in 1.0 seconds
FEV (1.0) below 75% suggests?
above 85% suggests?
Obstructive (difficulty exhaling)
Restrictive (no air left because difficulty filling lungs)
100% FEV =
FVC - forced vital capacity
By how much does Hemoglobin increase carrying capacity of blood?
70x
How much Oxygen is dissolved in plasma?
How much bound to Hb?
- 5%
98. 5%
Structure of Hemoglobin.
2 Alpha
2 Beta
4 Heme subunits
What is the saturation of Arterial blood?
What is the saturation of Venous blood?
98-100%
75%
What accounts for the sigmoid shape of the Oxygen-Hemoglobin binding curve?
How does this manifest physiologically?
Positive cooperativity
Easier to pick up Oxygen at lungs and drop off at tissues
Name 5 blood factors that influence Hemoglobin saturation.
Temperature pH 2,3 BPG 2,3 DPG CO2
What RBC binding factor affecting Hemoglobin saturation with Oxygen is made by RBC’s as the break down glucose?
2,3 BPG
also 2,3 DPG
What are the 3 most important factor that influence Hemoglobin saturation?
pH
Temperature
CO2
What shifts the Hemoglobin binding curve to the RIGHT?
(decreases affinity for Oxygen)
What is this known as?
Increase in CO2
decrease in pH (more acidic)
Bohr Effect
(shifts to the right increase unloading Oxygen in tissues)
How does exercise create the Bohr Effect?
tissues produce more CO2
decreases pH
Unloads Oxygen at tissues