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1
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ADEQUATE OXYGENATION DEPENDS ON?

A

HEALTHY AND INTACT RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

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THE CVS AND RS NEED TO WORK TOGETHER BECAUSE?

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THE CVS HELP IN TRANSPORTING GASES LIKE O2 AND CO2

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THE TRACHEA IS A MUCOCILIARY ESCALATOR, MEANING?

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IT PUSHES MUCUS AND PARTICLES TOWARDS THE LARYNX THRU COUGHING, SNEEZING, BLOWING

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IT COVERS THE LUNG (INNER LAYER)

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VISCERAL PLEURA

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LINES THORACIC CAVITY AND HAS NERVE ENDINGS (OUTER LAYER)

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PARIETAL PLEURA

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6
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SURFACE AREA OF THE LUNGS FOR GAS EXCHANGE

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60-80 SQUARE METERS

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WHAT ARE SURFACTANTS?

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THEY LINE THE ALVEOLI WALLS AND HELPS POREVENT THEM FROM COLLAPSING (ATELECTASIS)

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8
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A NETWORK OF WHAT SURROUNDS EACH ALVEOLUS?

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CAPILLARIES

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WHAT DOES PULMONARY SURFACTANT DO?

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REDUCES SURFACE TENSION (PREVENTS ALVEOLAR COLLAPSE DURING EXPIRATION)

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A FACTOR AFFECTING VENTILATION

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  • IF FRESH GAS IS NOT DELIVERED TO THE ALVEOLI
  • BLOOD IS NOT DELIVERED TO THE ALVEOLAR CAPILLARIES
  • ALVEOLAR SURFACE IS DAMAGED
  • CO2 ELIMINATION IS IMPAIRED
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11
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DECREASED COMPLIANCE OCCURS WHEN?

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LUNGS AND THORAX ARE STIFF

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12
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COULD HAVING A TRACHEOSTOMY AFFECT RESISTANCE?

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YES, A tracheostomy lowers resistance by giving air a shorter, easier path to the lungs.

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13
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GAS EXCHANGE IS MORE EFFICIENT WHERE?

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V/Q MATCH

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14
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IMBALANCES IN V/Q RATIO CAN LEAD TO?

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CRITICAL RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS

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15
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IT AFFECTS ALL BODY SYSTEMS

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INEFFECTIVE GAS EXCHANGE BETWEEN ALVEOLI AND PULMONARY CAPILLIARIES

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EFFECTS OF V/Q MISMATCH

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CHANGES AMOUNT OF O2 DELIVERED IN LIVING CELLS

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17
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ALSO CALLED DEAD SPACE VENTILATION

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INADEQUATE PERFUSION

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18
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ALSO CALLED SHUNT

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INADEQUATE VENTILATION

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19
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MOST COMMON SYMPTOM OF V/Q MISMATCH

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DYSPNEA / SOB

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20
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WHEN IS BRADYPNEA NOTED

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BEFORE THE PERIOD OF APNEA (ABSENCE OF BREATHING) OR FULL RESPIRATORY ARREST

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21
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SIGN OF MEDICAL EMERGENCY - KUSSMAUL’S RESPIRATION

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AIR HUNGER

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22
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CRACKLES ARE

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POPPONG, CRACKING, BUBBLING, MOIST SOUNDS
- HEARD IN INSPIRATION

23
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RONCHI ARE

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RUMBLING SOUND, HEARD IN EXPIRATION

24
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WHEEZES ARE

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HIGH-PITCH MUSICAL SOUND
- HEARD IN BOTH; MOSTLY EXPIRATION

25
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IT USES MAGNETIC ENERGY & RADIO FREQUENCY SIGNALS

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MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI)

26
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PULMONARY ANGIOGRAPHY

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RAPID INJECTION OF A RADIOPAQUE AGENT OR CONTRAST DYE FOR RADIOGRAPHIC STUDY OF PULMONARY VESSELS

27
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IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS, 02 PRECRIPTION IS NOT REQUIRED, T OR F

A

TRUE

28
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NASAL CANNULA

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24-40

29
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VENTURI MASK

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24-50

30
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AEROSOL FACE MASK

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28-98

31
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SIMPLE OXYGEN MASK

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35-50

32
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NON-REBREATHER FACE MASK

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90-100

33
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MANUAL RESUSCITAR LAERDAL BAG

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90-100

34
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URI IS CONTAGIOUS, T OR F

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TRUE

35
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IT’S WIDESPREAD

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COMMON COLD

36
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STAGE OF COMMON COLD WHERE IT’S AT PEAK AND SYMPTOMS WORSEN

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STAGE 2

37
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STAGE WHERE COMMON COLD WINDS DOWN OR SLOWS DOWN

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STAGE 3

38
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REPLICATION

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INFECTING OTHER CELLS AND PREPARE INVASION - VIRUS ATTACKS

39
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TRIGGER THE IMMUNE SYSTEM TO START FIGHTING AT?

A

2 DAYS

40
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CHEMICAL MESSENGERS

A

CYTOKINES

41
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THE PAINFUL PART OF THE COLD

A

WHEN BLOOD VESSELS DILATE

42
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CURE FOR COMMON COLD

A

NONE

43
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CONSIDERED AN ‘MEDICAL EMERGENCY’

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EPIGLOTTITIS

44
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UNUSUAL HIGH PITCH SOUND WHEN BREATHING

A

STRIDOR

45
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FOUR D’S

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DYSPHAGIA
DYSPHONIA
DOOLING
DISTRESS

46
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FIRST STEP IN MANAGING EPIGLOTTITIS

A

PROTECT THE AIRWAY FIRST

47
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YOU SHOULD NOT DELAY THIS TREATMENT

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BROAD-SPECTRUM ANTIBIOTICS

48
Q

THE INFLAMMATION OF VOICE BOX DUE TO OVERUSE

A

LARYNGITIS

49
Q

IF IT LASTS 12 WEEKS

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CHRONIC SINUTITIS (BACTERIA)

50
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CALLED A CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY CONDITION

A

ASTHMA

51
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CHRONIC BRONCHITIS

A

BLUE BLOATER

52
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MAIN CAUSE AND SYMPTOM OF CB

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SMOKING AND CHRONIC COUGH / SOB

53
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PINK PUFFER

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EMPHYSEMA

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