Definitions

Question 1

Hypoxia

Answer 1

Inability to provide oxygen to tissues

Question 2

Hypoxeamia

Answer 2

Lack of oxygen in arterial blood

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Hypercapnia

Answer 3

High levels of carbon dioxide

Question 4

Respiratory failure

Answer 4

The respiratory system fills to oxygenate arterial blood adequately or the person fails to ventilate well enough to eliminate carbon dioxide

Question 5

Acute respiratory failure

Answer 5

Develops over minutes to hours

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Chronic respiratory failure

Answer 6

Develops over days

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Ischaemic hypoxaemia

Answer 7

Due to inadequate blood flow through lung

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Anaemic hypoxaemia

Answer 8

Reduction in carrying capacity of the blood

Question 9

Toxic hypoxaemia

Answer 9

Difficulty utilising oxygen

Question 10

Tachypnoea

Answer 10

higher breathing rate than normal

Question 11

Hyperpnoea

Answer 11

Increase in the depth of the breath

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Hyperventilation

Answer 12

Have an excess rate and depth of breath

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Dyspnoea

Answer 13

The unpleasant sensation of n awareness of a breathing discomfort

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Pneumonia

Answer 14

An inflammatory condition of the lung leading to abnormal alveolar filling with consolidation

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Bronchiectasis

Answer 15

The permanent abnormal dilation in one or more of the lungs bronchi

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Cystic fibrosis

Answer 16

An inherited autosomal recessive disease that affects several organs causing ducts to become obstructed with mucus

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Pulmonary fibrosis

Answer 17

A restrictive disease caused by inflammation and scarring of the lungs

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COPD

Answer 18

An umbrella term for chronic bronchitis, emphysema and chronic asthma

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Emphysema

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A condition where the alveoli become inflamed and lose their natural elasticity

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Asthma

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An episodic increase in airway obstruction caused by various stimuli resulting in increased airway resistance

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Bronchitis

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A chronic disease of the lungs where the bronchi become inflamed

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Coronary heart disease

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A disease where the coronary arteries are blocked and narrowed

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Myocardial infarction

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Blood supplying the oxygen to the heart is severely reduced or cut off

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Heart failure

Answer 24

The rate is unable to adequately pump blood around the body usually because th heart ha neon too stif or weak

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consolidation

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A condition in which lung tissue becomes firm and solid rather than elastic and air-filled because it has accumulated fluids and tissue debris

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atelectasis

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an airless state of the lung tissue which may involve all or part of the lung i.e. anything from a few alveoli to the whole lung

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pleural effusion

Answer 27

excess fluid in the pleural cavity

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pneumothorax

Answer 28

air in pleural space secondary to a rupture in either pleural layer

Question 29

pulmonary oedema

Answer 29

extravascular water int he lungs - interstitial or alveoli