conditions caused by pulmonary disease and the diseases themselves Flashcards
what is hypercapnia?
increase in co2 in arterial blood
what is the most common cause of hypoxemia?
ventilation-perfusion abnormalities
what would lead to V/Q abnormalities?
decreased ventilation
decreased perfusion
what does decreased ventilation
and decreased perfusion lead to?
impaired gas exchange at the alveoli
what is a pleural abnormality also called?
pneumothorax
what is a pneumothorax?
presence of o2 in the pleural space
what is primary pneumothorax also called?
spontaneous
when does a primary pneumothorax occur?
unexpectedly in healthy adults
what causes a secondary pneumothorax?
disease
trauma
injury
a condition
what is a open pneumothorax?
Air that is drawn into the pleural space during inspiration is forced back out during expiration
what is a tension pneumothorax?
Site of pleural rupture acts as a one-way valve, permitting air to enter on inspiration but preventing its escape by closing up during expiration
what type of pneumothorax if life threatening?
tention pneumothorax
how do you treat a tension pneumothorax?
put in a chest tube
what can tension pneumothorax lead to?
lung collapse
what is restrictive lung disorder?
decrease compliance in lung tissue
what effect do restrictive lung disorders have?
-Decreased compliance of lung tissue
-More effort needed during inspiration
-Increase respiratory rate
-Decreased tidal volume - hard to expand the lungs to get in air
what is the term for collapse of lung tissue (alveolar)?
atelectasis
what is compression atelectasis?
External compression on the lung
what is absorption atelectasis?
-Gradual absorption of air from obstructed or hypoventilated alveoli
-Alveoli begin to collapse
what is surfactant impairment?
Decreased production or inactivation of surfactant. Surface tension created by fluids. Surfactant is produced by cells and is necessary. Increased surface tension results in lungs collapsing
what are the manifestations of surfactant impairment?
dyspnea and cough
how do you treat surfactant impairment?
Prevention - Deep breathing for absorption atelectasis
what is pore of Kohn and how is it caused?
-deep breath
causes inspired air to flow between alveoli through the pore of Kohn to ventilate an alveoli from the other one.
what is the effect on V/Q of blocked alveolus?
decreased ventilation
What happens to the vessels that perfuse the affected areas (the collapsed alveoli)?
they are restricted
what is atelectasis triggered by?
hypoxemia
what is pulmonary fibrosis?
-restrictive lung disorder
excessive amounts of fibrous or connective tissue in the lung
what happens to the lung in pulmonary fibrosis?
it becomes stiff and difficult to ventilate
-lung compliance decreases
what does pulmonary fibrosis lead to?
hypoxemia-vasoconstiction- increase TPR-hypertrophy cells in RV- decrease in contractility- RSHF- peripheral edema
what are the causes of pulmonary fibrosis?
-idiopathic: no specific cause
-inhalation of various substances