Pulmonary

Question 1

2 systems to induce cardiopulmonary response in patients? wc is used for sustained response?

Answer 1

peripheral CO2 chemoreceptors
- immediate

Central -pH sensitive neurons
- sustained

Question 2

wt should always be suspected w decreased breath sounds in a hyper-resonant area?
how to diagnose?

Answer 2

Spontaneous pneumothorax

radiolucent x-ray (dark area)

Question 3

wt is being directly measure w a pulmonary balloon catheter?

wt can be approximated?

Answer 3

pulmonary artery pressure

L A pressure

Question 4

if someone aspirates while supine, where is the liquid most likely to go in the lung?

Answer 4

superior segment of the right lower lobe

Question 5

wt is kartagener syndrome?
defect?
reproductive complicaiton?

Answer 5

primary ciliary dyskinesia

decreased fertility

Question 6

in forced expiration, when is collapse of the airway most likely to occur?
why?

Answer 6

effort-independent expiration

the extra effort being put into expiration is not doing anything and the air pressure inside falls resulting in collapse

Question 7

wt gives sputum its color? wt cell?

Answer 7

myeloperoxidase from neutrophils