Pulmonary: anatomy and physiology Flashcards

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Pulmonary: anatomy & physiology

Principal muscles of inspiration:

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  • DIAPHRAGM: primary muscle of inspiration.
  • INTERCOSTALS: ext & int
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Innervation of the diaphragm:

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Phrenic nerve C3 to C5

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Innervation of the intercostals muscles:

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T1 to T12

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Innervation of the abdominal muscles:

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  • T6 - L1
  • T4 injury? Can get a breath in, but what if they need to cough?
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Function of type I alveolar cells:

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main site for gas exchange

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Function of type II alveolar cells:

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Secrete surfactant

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In which lung is the horizontal fissure?

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R lung only, separates R upper and R middle lobes

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Right and left lung lobes:

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  • Right lung: 3 lobes, oblique and horizontal fissures.
  • Left lung: 2 lobes, lingula, oblique fissures.
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Thoracentesis:

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is a procedure to remove fluid from the space between the lungs and the chest wall

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What is diffusion:

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passage of O2 and CO2 across the capillary alveoli membrane

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Perfusion

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transport dissolved and bound gases to/from lungs and cells in blood

(=how much of the blood perfused in the lungs is getting into our system)

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An area of low V/Q will have…

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lower oxygen saturation after passing the alveoli

(High perfusion of blood but low ventilation)

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An area of high V/Q will have…

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low blood perfusion but high ventilation =

highly oxygen saturated blood

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What is the Hering-Breuer Reflex?

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The Hering–Breuer inflation reflex, named for Josef Breuer and Ewald Hering, is a reflex triggered to prevent over-inflation of the lung. Pulmonary stretch receptors present in the smooth muscle of the airways (bronchi and bronchioles) respond to excessive stretching of the lung during large inspirations

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Tidal volume (VT):

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normally inhaled and exhaled air during quiet breathing, 4-7l.

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Inspiratory Reserve Volume (IRV):

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additional volume of air that can be taken beyond VT, 2+L

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Expiratory Reserve Volume (ERV):

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additional volume of air that can be let out beyond VT, 0.5-1 L

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Residual Volume (RV):

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air that remains in the lungs after a forceful exhalation, 1-2 L.

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Minute Ventilation:

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VE = VT x RR.

amount of air moved in and out in 1 min.

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Average lung can hold around

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5 liters of air

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Inspiratory Capacity (IC):

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sum of VT and IRV.

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Functional Residual Capacity (FRC):

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sum of ERV and RV. “Relaxation Volume.”

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Vital Capacity (VC):

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IRV + TV + ERV, max amount of air that can be expelled following max inhalation.

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Total Lung Capacity (TLC):

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max volume to which lungs can be expanded = sum of all volumes.

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What will cause a shift to the right in the Oxyhemoglobin Dissociation Curve?

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  • Exercise
  • Temperature
  • PH decrease
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What will cause a shift to the left in the Oxyhemoglobin Dissociation Curve?

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Inspiratory Vital Capacity (IVC):

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max amount of air inhaled from point of max exhalation.

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Do we use ALL the air we breathe in?

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no:

  • Anatomic Dead Space: air in the upper airways
  • Physiologic Dead Space: volume of air which is inhaled that does not take part in the gas exchange, either because it (1) remains in the conducting airways, or (2) reaches alveoli that are not perfused or poorly perfuse
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Pulmonary perfusion is _________ dependent (gravity).

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position

36
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Shunt =

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poor ventilation

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Normal V/Q is:

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0.8 - 1.0

  • Poor ventilation – shunt (obstruction)
  • Poor perfusion – physiologic dead space​