Final Flashcards
(26 cards)
Accumulation of fluid in the pleural cavity
Pleural infusion. No more than 15mls of fluid
What is the only artery that carries deoxygenated blood
Pulmonary arteries from the right ventricles
What are you measuring when doing a total lung capacity test
Lung volume, capacity and flow rate
What does the epiglottis do
Covers entrance of larynx when swallowing
What do parietal plural cover
Thoracic cavity
Where is cartilage located
Trachea, thyroid, epiglottis and cricoid
Tidal volume
Normal inhalation/exhalation. Average volume is 500mls
External respirations occur
With the environment and body
Too much hydrogen ions in body is
Acidosis
Surfactant is used for
Prevent alveoli form over expanding
Hering Breuer inflation reflex
Prevents over inflation of the lungs
Nasopharynx can irritate
The ear by Eustachian tube
Red bone marrow is drawn from
Flat bone: iliac crest or sternum
What’s a stem cell
Produces blood cells , mainly RBCs
RBCs lab value
4.5-6million
Hemoglobin lab values
12-18grams
Hematocrit lab value
38%-48%
WBCs lab value
5-10K
Platelets lab value
150,000-300,000
Where is BP monitored
Left ventricle if the heart
SA node is located
Right atrium Aka pacemaker
The spleen also
Stores iron
When you get a histamine response
Allergic reaction
What are you hearing with normal heart sounds
Closing of the valves
