Lecture - Resp (Bevin Physiol 3 Mechanics) Flashcards
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What. is ventilation?
How is it achieved?
What two things do you need to overcome?
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2
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What’s Boyle’s Law?
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3
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So when you inspire, is there a certain value of alveolar pressure you need to reach? Same with expiration
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4
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Lung and chest wall are separated by intra-pleural space
- what is it and how does it work?
- this space is between what 2 pleura?
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5
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Recite the flow diagram for inspiration and expiration, which includes intra-pleural space
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6
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Is expiration passive or active?
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7
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What is pneumothorax?
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8
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Why is there a difference between
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9
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Complaince
- What is it?
- What’s the formula?
- How does it cary?
- What’re the compliance curves for fibrotic and emphysema pateints?
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10
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What’s the surface tension and how does our body overcome it?
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11
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Airway resistance
Wjere is most of the resistance
What factors determine it?
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