Exam5 Ch23 Disorders of Ventilation & Gas Exchange Flashcards
- deep and rapid respiration resulting in blood pH becoming more alkaline
- increased respiratory rate w/out increased metabolism
Hyperventilation
not enough air getting into alveoli resulting in blood pH becoming more acidic
Hypoventilation
- increase in CO2 content of arterial blood
- decrease in pH (respiratory acidosis)
- vasodilation
- depression of CNS fxn
Hypercapnia
- decrease in CO2 content of arterial blood
- increase in pH (respiratory alkalosis)
Hypocapnia
increased respiratory rate/volume in response to increased metabolism
Hyperpnea
- rapid breathing
- increase respiratory rate w/decreased depth
Tachypnea
difficulty breathing
Dyspnea
difficulty breathing in the horizontal position
Orthopnea
cessation of breathing
Apnea
bluish tinged skin
Cyanosis
selective bulbous enlargement of distal segment of a digit, often due to diseases that interfere w/oxygenation
Clubbing
lower than normal levels of oxygen
Hypoxia
lower than normal oxygen concentration (PO2) in arterial blood, decrease of oxygen to tissues
Hypoxemia
no breathing
Suffocation
- excess water in lung
- common cause is heart disease
Pulmonary Edema
- air in the pleural space causes partial or complete collapse of lung
Pneumothorax
collapse of lung w/out obvious cause or injury
Spontaneous Pneumothorax
collapse of lung due to direct injury to chest or major airways
Traumatic Pneumothorax
- injury to chest or respiratory structures allow air to enter but not leave the pleural space
- life threatening
Tension Pneumothorax
collapse or incomplete expansion of lung tissue
Atelectasis
external pressure from a tumor, fluid, or air in the pleural space causes alveoli to collapse
Compression Atelectasis
removal of air from obstructed or hypoventilated alveoli or from inhalation of concentrated oxygen or anaesthetic agents
Absorption Atelectasis
- chronic inflammatory disease characterized by wheezing, difficulty breathing, chest tightness, cough that is worse @ night & early morning
- associated w/histaminic rxns perpetuated by the ANS
Asthma
group of respiratory disorders characterized by chronic and recurrent obstruction of airflow in the pulmonary airways
- includes:
- emphysema
- chronic bronchitis
- bronchiectasis
- hoover’s sign
- cor pulmonale
COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)