need to know Flashcards
what is ventilation
mechanical process of moving gas in and out of lungs
what must be right for ventilation to occur
intra alveolar pressure must be less then atmospheric pressure for air to flow into lungs during inspiration
what is boyles law
as volume of gas increases the pressure exerted by the gas decreases
what are the 2 forces holding the thoracic wall and lungs in close opposition
- intra-pleural fluid cohesiveness
- the negative intra-pleural pressure
what are the 3 pressure important in ventilation
- atmospheric
- intra-alveolar
- intra-pleural pressure
what are the inspiratory muscles used during normal resting breathing
- diaphragm
- external intercostal muscle
how do lungs recoil during expiration
alveolar surface tension
- elastic connective tissue
what is the law of Laplace
the smaller alveoli have a higher tendency to collapse
what do pulmonary surfactant do to surface tension
lower the surface tension of smaller alveoli thus preventing them from collapsing
what is resp distress syndrome caused by in babies
not producing enough surfactant
what are the muscles of active expiration
- internal intercostal muscle
- abdominal muscles
what is inspiratory capacity
Max volume of air inspired at end of normal quiet expiration
what is vital capacity
Max volume of air that can be moved out during single breath following Max inspiration
how to calculate inspiratory capacity
IC = IRV + TV
how to calculate vital capacity
VC = IRV + TV + ERV
how to calculate total lung capacity
vital capacity + residual volume
when does residual volume increase
when elastic recoil of lungs is lost
= emphysema
what is the FEV1/FVC ratio for airway obstruction
low
what is the FVC for lung restriction
low
what is the FVC for combination of obstruction and restriction
low
what is the FEV1/FVC ratio for combination of obstruction and restriction
low
what does peak flow meter estimates
the peak flow rate in patients with obstructive lung disease
what is the compliance of lungs
measure of effort that has to go into stretching or distending the lungs
what happens if the lungs are less compliant
more work required to give a degree of inflation
examples of when the lungs are less compliant
- pulmonary fibrosis
- oedema
- collapse
- pneumonia
- absence of surfactant
what is increased compliance of lungs called
emphysema
what happens when the lungs have increases compliance
the lungs are hyper-inflated and patients have to work harder to get air out the lungs
what is pulmonary ventilation
volume of air breathed in and out per minute
what is ventilation perfusion matching dependent upon
the ventilation and perfusion
what is perfusion
the rate which blood is passing through the lungs
what is considered alveolar dead space
ventilated alveoli which are not adequately perfused with blood
what are 4 factors which influence gas transfer across the alveolar membrane
- partial pressure gradient of O2 and CO2
- diffusion coefficient
- surface area of alveolar membrane
- thickness of alveolar membrane
what is daltons law of pressure
total pressure = sum of each individual component in the gas mixture
what is PaO2
partial pressure of O2 in alveolar air
what is PiO2
partial pressure of O2 in inspired air
what is flicks law of diffusion
the amount of gas that moves across a tissue is proportional to the area of the sheet
thicker = less exchange
what is henrys law
the amount of a gas dissolved in a given type and volume of liquid at constant temperature is proportional to the partial pressure of the gas in equilibrium with the liquid
what is the Bohr effect
release of O2 by conditions of the tissue leads to shift of the curve to the right
more oxygen is released
where is myoglobin present
in skeletal and cardiac muscle cells
what is the Haldane effect
removing O2 from Hb increases ability of Hb to pick up Co2 and CO2 generated H+
what are the respiratory centre locations
- pons
- medulla
- oblongata
- spinal cord
what is the pre-botzinger
in the medulla and causes breathing rhythm
what do peripheral chemoreceptors sense
tension of oxygen and carbon dioxide and H+ in the blood
what do central chemo receptors respond to
H+ in cerebrospinal fluid
what does a rise in arterial PCO2 result in
increased ventilation
what does a fall in arterial PO2 stimulate
peripheral chemoreceptors
results in increased ventilation
what does a rise in H+ stimulate
peripheral chemoreceptors causes hyperventilation and increase elimination of CO2 from body
what does patient have if ABGs show high PaO2 and low PaCO2 and high pH
respiratory alkalosis with no metabolic compensation
what is type I resp failure
hypoxia + normal or low CO2
what is type 2 resp failure
hypoxia + hypercapnia
what is the nasal cavity lined by
respiratory epithelium (pseudo stratified ciliated columnar)
underneath there is lamina propriety and connective tissue
what does the oropharynx transmit
both air and swallowed food so is lined by non-keratinised stratified squamous epithelium
what are the larynx walls made up of
cartilage and muscle except the vocal folds
what are the larynx walls covered in
stratified squamous epithelium
what is the trachea made up of
- RE
- basal lamina
- lamina propria of connective tissue
- submucosa of loose connective tissue
- cartilaginous rings
what is the bronchi made up fo
- RE
- lamina propria
- irregular shaped cartilage
do the bronchioles have cartilage
no
what the bronchioles made up of
- cuboidal epithelium
- lamina propria
what do terminal bronchioles contain
Clara cells
what are type 1 alveolar cells
simple squamous epithelium blood-air barrier
what are type 2 alveolar cells
polygonal shape with microvilli, contains surfactant
what is endoderm
lining of the trachea and bronchial tree
what is visceral mesoderm
all other lung tissue
mnemonic for lung maturation
ELEPHANTS PLAY CHESS in SUNNY AFRICA
- embryonic
- pseudoglandular
- canalicular
- saccular
- alveolar
what does stimulation of cholinergic fibres cause
bronchial smooth muscle contraction
what does stimulation of postganglionic non-cholingeric fibres cause
relaxation
what does stimulation cause
bronchial smooth muscle relaxation via B2-adrenoreceptors on airway smooth muscle cells activated by adrenaline released from the adrenal gland
what does mild asthma display
hypersensitivity and mild hyper reactivity
what is one major cause of asthma
due to an immune imbalance between Th1 and Th2 lymphocyte mediated response
what is Th2 lymphocyte activation
allergen through airway epithelium > CD4+ expresses t to THO cells that mature to Th2 cells
these activate B cells that mature to IgE secreting P cells
what else can Th2 lymphocytes release
IL4 and IL13 which cause mast cells to express IgE receptors
asthma treatments
- SABA
- LABA
- CystLT1 receptor antagonist
- methylxanthines
- glucocorticoids
- monoclonal antibodies directed against IgE
example of SABA
salbutamol
example of LABA
salmeterol, formoterol
must be co-administered with glucocorticoid
example of CysLT1 receptor antagonist
monteleukast
- blocks cysLT1 receptor for LTs from mast cells - bronchodilator
examples of methylxanthines
- theophylline
- aminophylline
how do methylxanhtines work
inhibits PDE3
examples of mild/moderate glucocorticoids
- beclometasone
- budesonide
- fluticasone
side effect of fluticasone
hoarse voice
example of severe glucocorticoid
prednisolone