Disorders of the Respiratory System

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hypoxia

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a deficiency of oxygen in tissues, often a consequence of respiratory disorders

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hypoxemic hypoxia

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describes low pO2 in arterial blood due to high alitude, airway obstruction, fluid in lungs, carbon monoxide poisoning

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ischemic hypoxia

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due to decreased blood circulation

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anemic hypoxia

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occurs if blood cannot carry enough oxygen because of anemia, hemorrhage, insufficient hemoglobin

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histotoxic hypoxia

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occurs when tissues cant use oxygen because a toxin agent is present

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principal symptom of hypoxia

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cyanosis, which produces blue skin

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breathing pure oxygen for an extended period of time leads to

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oxygen toxicity

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oxygen toxicity generates

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free radicals that can cause problems with central nervous system which could produce coma or even death

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scuba divers

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must balance a mixutre of oxygen and nitrogen to avoid this problem

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Chronic Obsructive Pulmonary Disease

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any disorder that is characterized by chronic and recurrent obstruction of air flow that causes a significant reduction in ventiliation

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COPD causes

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smoking, exposure to second had smoke, air pollution, occupational exposure to airborn irratants, or allergens

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COPD symptoms

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include coughing, frequent respiratory infections, and hypoventilation

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“pink puffers”

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tend to be very thin and exhibit normal blood gases

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“blue bloaters”

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tend to be stocky and exhibit cyanosis because of hypoxia

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routin treatment for COPD

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with bronchodilators and aerosol corticosteroids that are inhaled

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chronic bronchitis

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inflammation of the bronchi which is usually caused by smoking

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effects of chronic bronchitis

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• goblet cells become enlarged and produce excess mucus
• cilia are immoblized and reduce in number
• alveolar macrophages incapacitated by cigarette smoke

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in chronic bronchitis the sputum

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provides a growht medium for bacteria which leads to chronic infection

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emphysema

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involves the permanent enlargement of alveoli due to long term exposure to airborne irritants, especially tabacco smoke

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in emphysema the alveolar walls

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break down and lose elasticity

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in emphysema the alveoli

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remain inflated during expiration and obstruct out-flowof air

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in emphysema the damage to pulmonary capillaries

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causes enlargement of the right ventricle

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in emphysema ventilation

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becomes inceasingly difficult and a “barrel-chest” develops

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asthma

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an immune response triggered by allergens (allergic asthma) or by infection, drugs, exercise, or cold, dry air (non-allergic asthma)

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astma demographics

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most common chronic illnes of children, especiallly by young boys with 50% of cases developing before age 10

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asthma is characterized by

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chronic airway inflammation and airway obstruction

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in asthma muscle spasms

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trigger bronchoconstriction (in tertiary bronchi and bronchioles)

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in asthma excess mucus secretion

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clogs bronchioles and can lead to suffocation

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asthma treatment

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involves inhaling epinephrine to relax bronchioles and open airway and cotcosteroids to reduce inflammation

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pneumonia

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an acute infection of alveoli caused by viruses, bacteria, or fungi

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in pneumonia alveoli

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fill with fluid and dead leukocytes, reduces ventilation and gas exchange

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pneumonia demographics

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especially dangerous to infants, the elderly, and people with compromised immune systems

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tuberculosis

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an infection transmitted by inhalation

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in tuberculosis lung tissue

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is destroyed and replaced with fibrous connective tissue; reduces elastic recoil and ventilation

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recent resurgence of TB

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correlates with a risk in HIV infection and the development of antibiotic resistant strains of the bacteria

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lung cancer develops

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primarily from cigarette smoke, although long-term exposure to airborne irritants, including secondhand smoke, is responsible for about 15% of all cases

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squamous cell carcinoma

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develops in bronchial epithelium and spreads to the bronchial walls where bleeding lesions occur

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adenocarcinoma

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develops in bronchial glands and alveolar cells

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smal cell carcinoma

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originates in the the primary bronchi, but invades the mediastinum and quickly mestasisizes to other organs

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cystic fibrosis

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a genetic disease that reduces the body’s ability to transport chloride ions across the plasma membrane of epithelial cells

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5% of the population carries

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a detective gene that still allows these cells to make chloride pumps, but the pumps dont get installed correctly in the plasma membrane
-cystic fibrosis

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cystic fibrosis is characterized by

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salty sweat

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in cystic fibrosis cells in the respiratory passageways produce

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heavy mucus secretions that clog cilia in the airways and make breathing difficult

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in cystic fibrosis the leading cause of death is

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lung disease that develops by age 30

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high altitude sickness

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occurs when the altitude increases, because air pressure and pO2 decreases

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in high altitude sickness less oxygen reaches blood and causes

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shortness of breath, severe headache, fatigue, nausea, dizziness

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nitrogen narcosis

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affects underwater workers who breathe air under high pressure

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pressurized air tanks create

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positive intrapulmonary pressure that allows a person to inspire with minimal thoracic activity

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pressurized air allows nitrogen gas to

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dissolve easily in blood, in adipose tissue, in myelin of brain

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pressurized air causes

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giddiness and disorientation

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decompression sickness

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deep water divers who surface too quickly can suffer from this

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in decompression sickness nitrogen

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rapidly leaves body fluids and produces dangerous gas bubbles in joints, bones, muscles, and pulmonary capillaries

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decompression sickness can cause

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pain, dyspnea or loss of conciousness