Pathophysiology of Respiratory Failure Flashcards

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What is the oxygen cascade?

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What happens to gas in the trachea?

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3
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What is the alveolar gas equation?

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4
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What do graphs of alveolar ventilation against alveolar partial pressure show?

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What is the alveolar-arterial gradient?

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6
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What is an anatomical shunt?

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7
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What is a functional shunt?

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8
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What are the pathological causes of an increased alveolar-arterial gradient?

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9
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What is common in lung tissue disease?

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10
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What are changes with pulmonary blood flow and cardiac output increased by?

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What is diffusion and what factors affects the rate of diffusion?

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12
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What is the only thing that can be changed in clinical practices?

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13
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What happens in pulmonary fibrosis?

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14
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What is perfusion limited oxygen transfer?

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15
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What is diffusion limited oxygen transfer?

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16
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What is V/Q mismatch: dead space?

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17
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What is V/Q mismatch: pulmonary shunt?

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18
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What can cause dead space V/Q mismatch?

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19
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What can cause pulmonary shunt V/Q mismatch?

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20
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How can V/Q mismatch cause hypoxia?

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21
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Explain oxygen delivery to the tissues

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22
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What is hypoxia?

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23
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What are the types of hypoxia?

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24
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What is the pathophysiology of hypoxaemic hypoxia?

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25
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What is the pathophysiology of anaemic hypoxia?

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26
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What is the pathophysiology of stagnant hypoxia?

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27
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What is the pathophysiology of cytotoxic hypoxia?

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28
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What is respiratory failure?

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29
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What are the types of respiratory failure?

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30
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What is hypoventilation?

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31
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What are the causes of type 1 respiratory failure?

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32
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What are the causes of type 2 respiratory failure?

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33
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What is involved in the central control of breathing?

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34
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What is arterial blood gas used for?

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35
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What are the common symptoms seen with respiratory failure?

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36
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What are the compensatory mechanisms to hypoxia?

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