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What is tidal volume?
Tidal volume (symbol VT or TV) is the lung volume representing the normal volume of air displaced between normal inhalation and exhalation when extra effort is not applied.
what is the role of Ca2+ in Excitability-contraction coupling
Ca2+ binding to troponin complex causing disassociation from tropomyosin
Why does hyperventilation help hold breath for longer
Decrease pCO2 to decrease respiratory drive
Frank starling law describes the relationship between?
Ventricular filling and stroke volume
rapid palpitation flutter in chest dizzyness SOB BP of 80/60. what type of shock is this?
Cardiogenic
purpose of albumin?
Main determinant of oncotic pressure, transports hydrophobic molecules
what antibody appears first on first viral infection.
IgM antibody appears first
what is a stress test specifically trying to confirm?
both diagnosis and ecg report.
Check for ST elevation or depression in response to exercise. (elevation vs depression is degree and location of issue)
What does GTN do to cause effect?
When sprayed under the tongue, it relaxes and widens blood vessels in the heart and in the rest of the body.
Decreased preload leading to decreased cardiac work
You are a third year medical student shadowing a surgeon on placement. You arrive at the hospital after the first patient who is to undergo surgery is already anaesthetised. Which of the following is the most correct?
You can watch the operation and read the notes if the doctor received permission from the patient prior to the operation
what is emphysema
a condition in which the air sacs of the lungs are damaged and enlarged, causing breathlessness.
XRAY- Hyperlucency, flattened hemidiaphragms and long narrow cardiac shadow
what does PICO stand for and what is it used for.
Patient, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome
Defining a clinical question in terms of the specific patient problem aids the searcher in finding clinically relevant evidence in the literature. The PICO Model is a format to help define your question.
what is a missense mutation?
mutation causing a single codon change to give a different amino acid
what is a nonsense mutation?
mutation making a premature stop codon
poor left ventricular contractility. Presence of which heart sound would have supported this diagnosis?
3rd heart sound
what are the causes for s4 heart sounds
The fourth heart sound (S4), also known as the “atrial gallop,” occurs just before S1 when the atria contract to force blood into the left ventricle. … CLINICAL PEARL: A S4 heart sound is often a sign of diastolic heart failure, and it is rarely a normal finding (unlike a S3).
What antibody would protect your upper airways from virus
IgA Immunoglobulin A is an antibody that plays a crucial role in the immune function of mucous membranes.
what is an example of a molecule made from catabolism in humans
glycerol
What does inflammation cause immediately at the area?
Leukocytes to become sticky to the capillary epithelium
What is FEV1 and its clinical ranges
forced expiratory volume over 1 second
mild 80%
moderate 50%–79%
severe 30%–49%
very severe Less than 30%
what is FVC and its clinical ranges
is the total amount of air exhaled during the FEV test.
what is FEV1/FVC used for?
in obstructive disease the ratio is reduced (less than 0)
in restrictive it is usually unchanged as both measures are decreased evenly.
what is an s3 heart sound
Clinical Significance: Results from increased atrial pressure leading to increased flow rates, as seen in congestive heart failure, which is the most common cause of a S3. Associated dilated cardiomyopathy with dilated ventricles also contribute to the sound.
where are the locations of the lung lobes?
for both left and right
right middle lobe. Anterior surface, 4th-7th rib
what is afterload vs preload?
Preload is the initial stretching of the cardiac myocytes (muscle cells) prior to contraction. It is related to ventricular filling.
Afterload is the force or load against which the heart has to contract to eject the blood.
what are the causes for s4 heart sounds
The fourth heart sound (S4), also known as the “atrial gallop,” occurs just before S1 when the atria contract to force blood into the left ventricle. … CLINICAL PEARL: A S4 heart sound is often a sign of diastolic heart failure
This sound is usually associated with a stiffened ventricle (low ventricular compliance), and therefore is heard in patients with ventricular hypertrophy, myocardial ischemia, or in older adults.
carcinoma vs sarcoma?
Carcinoma - a cancer arising in the epithelial tissue of the skin or of the lining of the internal organs.
Sarcoma - a malignant tumour of connective or other non-epithelial tissue.
what is aneuploidy
surplus or deficit in one chromosome pair
what is an s3 heart sound
Clinical Significance: Results from increased atrial pressure leading to increased flow rates, as seen in congestive heart failure, which is the most common cause of a S3. Associated dilated cardiomyopathy with dilated ventricles also contribute to the sound. can also be with poor contractility in the ventricles
what is an example of co-dominance?
Equal and independent expression of 2 alleles