Respiratory Flashcards

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What is the Po2 of air? what is the barometric pressure at sea level?

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20.93% of the total dry gas pressure.
At sea level the barometric pressure is 760mmHg

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What is the water vapour pressure of moist inspired gas at body temperature?

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47mmHg

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What is the Po2 of inspired air? show the calculation

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(20.93/100) x (760-47)= 149mmHg

760 is the barometric pressure at sea level and 47 is the pressure of water vapour

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What is the PO2 in the alveoli and why ?

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It is 100mmHg. This is because it is the balance between two processes;
1) the removal of O2 by the pulmonary capillary blood
2) continual replenishment by alveolar ventilation on the other (strictly this is not continuous but is breath by breath)

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What is the fluctuation of PO2 pressure wise in the alveoli and why?

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it is 3mmHg, because the tidal volume is small compared to the volume of gas in the lungs

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6
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what determines alveolar PO2?

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determined by the balance between the rate of removal of O2 by the blood (which is set by the metabolic demands) and the rate of replenishment of O2 by alveolar ventilation.

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7
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What woul cause alveolar PO2 to drop ?

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Increased demand that outstrips supply (e.g. fever in a brachycephalic) and decreased supply of O2 (e.g. laryngeal obstruction)

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8
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what are causes of hypoventilation

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Causes of hypoventilation include;
- drugs as morphine and barbiturates that depress the central drive to the respiratory muscles
- damage to the chest wall or paralysis of the respiratory muscles
- high resistance to breathing (e.g., brachycephalic)
- Some diseases, such as morbid obesity may cause hypoventilation by affecting both central respiratory drive and respiratory mechanics.

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What physiological change does hypoventilation always cause

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an increased alveolare, and therefore arterial Pco2

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what is the alveolar ventilation equation?

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Pco2= (Vco2/Va)xK

Vco2 = patient CO2 production
Va= alveolar ventilation
K= constant

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11
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Define and what is the alveolar gas equation ?

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The relationship between the fall in PO2 and the rise in Pco2 that occurs with hypoventilation

PA02 = PIo2 - (PAco2/R) +F

F= small correction factor (usually 2mmHg for air breathing) which is often ignored.

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12
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What happens to alveolar and arterial O2 in hypoventilation

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It is ALWAYS reduced EXCEPT when the individual breaths an O2 enriched mixture. In this case the amount of O2 per breath makes up for the reduced flow of inspired gas

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13
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If a patient was hypoventilating, and then suddenly starts hyperventilation, why does it take several minuted for the alveolar PO2 and PCO2 to assume their new steady-state values?

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Because there are significant higher stores of CO2 in the body in the form of bicarbonate and interstitial fluid.

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Is the PO2 of arterial blood the same as alveolar gas?

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At the level of the alveolus it should be, however, the arterial blood never quite reaches it.
This is due to;
- incomplete diffusion through the blood gas barrier ( not usually a problem at sea level even when lung disease is present as the RBC spends enough time in the pulmonary capillary to become saturated)
- Shunts;
1) Blood that enters the arterial system without going through ventilated areas of the lung. In the normal lung, some of the bronchial artery blood is collected by the pulmonary veins after it has perfused the bronchi and its O2 has been partly depleted.
2) small amount of coronary venous blood that drains directly into the cavity of the left ventricle through the Thebesian veins.
3) other congenital abnormalities (Pulonary arteriovenous malformation)
The effect of the addition of this poorly oxygenated blood is to depress the arterial PO2.

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15
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Draw a schematic of O2 transger from air to tissues showing the changes in arterial PO2 on the Y axis

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What is the alveolar shunt

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Blood that enters the arterial system without going through ventilated areas of the lung. In the normal lung, some of the bronchial artery blood is collected by the pulmonary veins after it has perfused the bronchi and its O2 has been partly depleted.

Another source is a small amount of coronary venous blood that drains directly into the cavity of the left ventricle through the Thebesian veins.

The effect of the addition of this poorly oxygenated blood is to depress the arterial PO2.

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17
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What cardiac pathologies can result in a lower PO2 even when alveolar ventilation is normal ?

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Any right to left shunt

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18
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How do you calculate shunt flow ?

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Qs/Qt = (Cc’o2 -Cao2) / Cc’o2 -CvO2)

Qt= total amount of O2 leaving the system
CaO2= O2 concentration of the arterial blood.

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19
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How do you abolish hypoxemia in a shunt?

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You cannot. Even giving 100% O2 will not result in this as CO2 is generated by the metabolism and it will shunt this into the arterial system

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20
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Is it pointless to give shunt patients 100% O2

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No, even though the shunt is still reducing PO2, giving 100% O2 will help relieve some symptoms as the patient will have increased dissolved O2 concentrations (ie non haemoglobin bound)

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How ca you diagnose if a shunt is present by giving 100%

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When100%O2 is inspired, the arterial PO2 does not rise to the expected level—a useful diagnostic test.

Giving the subject 100% O2 to breathe is a very sensitive measurement of shunt because when the PO2 is high, a small depres- sion of arterial O2 concentration causes a relatively large fall in PO2 due to the almost flat slope of the O2 dissociation curve in this region

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A shunt usually does not result in a raised PCO2 in arterial blood, even though the shunted blood is rich in CO2. Why?

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The reason is that the chemoreceptors sense any elevation of arterial PCO2 and they respond by increasing the ventilation. This reduces the PCO2 of the un-shunted blood until the arterial PCO2 is normal. Indeed, in some patients with a shunt, the arterial PCO2 is low because the hypoxemia increases respiratory drive

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23
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What are the 4 causes of hypoxemia;

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1) hypoventilation
2) diffusion
3) shunt
4) ventilation/perfusion missmatch

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What is vention- perfusion missmatch

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This is when the ventilation and blood flow are missmatched in various regions of the lung resulting in impairment of bth O2 and Co2 to transfer

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what determines the ratio f gas in any particular lung unit at any point in time ?

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In exactly the same way, the concentration of O2 (or, better, PO2) in any lung unit is determined by the ratio of ventilation to blood flow. This is true not only for O2 but CO2, N2, and any other gas that is present under steady- state conditions.

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what happens when you reduce ventilation-perfusion ratio - e.g. by a gradual obstruction to ventilation (blood flow unchanged)?

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The O2 in the unit will fall, and the CO2 will rise

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In V/Q missmatch, what happens if you gradually obstruct blood flow ?

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The O2 rises, and the CO2 falls enventually reaching the composition of the inspired air

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What is the ventilation-perfusion ratio equation

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29
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Depict the O2-Co2 diagram showing ventilation-perfusion ratio

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30
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where is the ventilation-perfusion ratio greatest in the lung and why?

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At the top of the lung, as the ventilation slowly increaes from top to bottom of the lung and blood flow increases more rapidly. It is clear that the PO2 of the alveoli (horizon- tal axis) decreases markedly down the lung, whereas the PCO2 (vertical axis) increases much less. Ventilation is less at the top than the bottom, but the differences in blood flow are more marked.

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31
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Depict the V/Q based on location within the lung

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It is clear that the PO2 of the alveoli (horizon- tal axis) decreases markedly down the lung, whereas the PCO2 (vertical axis) increases much less. Ventilation is less at the top than the bottom, but the differences in blood flow are more marked.

32
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How does pH vary in the lung ?

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It is lower at the apex as PCO2 there is higher, while it increases more towards the base. This reflects the PCO2 variation

33
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How does exercise change the distribution of blood flow throughout the lungs?

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It becomes more uniform, and the apex assumes a larger share of the O2 uptake

34
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Chart the changes in Po2 when there is no shunt and a shunt
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35
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What are the 4 causes that cause the O2 disassociation curve to shift to the left and right?

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36
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Which type of pneumocytes synthesize pulmonary surfactant?

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Type II

37
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Why do the alveoli contain phagocytic cells (alveolar macrophages)?

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To keep the alveoli free of dust and debris because the alveoli have no cilia to perform this function

38
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The walls of the conducting airways contain what type of muscle, and what type of innervations does that muscle have?

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Smooth muscle; both sympathetic and parasympathetic innervations

39
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What is functional residual capacity (FRC?)

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The volume remaining in the lungs after a normal tidal volume is expired

40
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What is Boyle’s law?

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  • A gas law that states that the pressure exerted by a gas is inversely proportional to the volume occupied by it
  • The pressure and volume of a gas are inversely proportional to each other as long as the temperature is kept constant
41
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Explain the difference between anatomical and physiological dead space

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Anatomic dead space is the volume of gas in the conducting airways whereas physiologic dead space is the total volume of the lungs that does not participate in gas exchange –> physiological DS includes anatomic DS plus a functional dead space in the alveoli

42
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What is functional dead space?

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Ventilated alveoli that do not participate in gas exchange

43
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What is the most important reason that alveoli do not participate in gas exchange?

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V/Q mismatch

44
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Why can we assume that PCO2 of arterial blood is equal to the PCO2 of alveolar air since alveolar air cannot be measured?

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Because alveolar air is normally equilibrated with pulmonary capillary blood, which becomes systemic arterial blood

45
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What is the equation to calculate minute ventilation?

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TV x BPM

46
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What is alveolar ventilation?

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Minute ventilation corrected for physiologic dead space

47
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What is the equation to calculate alveolar ventilation?

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Va = (Vt - Vd) x BPM

Va = alveolar ventilation
Vt = tidal volume
Vd = physiologic dead space

48
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Is the relationship between alveolar ventilation and alveolar PCO2 linear or inverse?

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Inverse

49
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What is the respiratory quotient for veterinary patients?

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0.8

50
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‘Lung compliance’ describes what?

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The change in lung volume for a given change in pressure

51
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Is the compliance of the lungs and chest wall linear or inverse?

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Inverse

52
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Surfactant, a phospholipid, is produced by what type of cells?

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Type II alveolar cells

53
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What is hysteresis?

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The two different slopes of the expiration and inspiration loop of the lung compliance curve (ch 5, page 205)

54
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Why are the inspiration and expiration limbs of the lung compliance curve (ch 5, pg 205) different (hysteresis)?

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The difference in surface tension at the liquid-air interface of the air-filled lung –> the intermolecular attractive forces between liquid molecules lining the lungs are much stronger than the forces between liquid and air molecules

55
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How do small alveoli remain open under high collapsing pressures?

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Surfactant reduces surface tension, which then reduces the collapsing pressure for a given radius

56
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What is the most important constituent of the composition of surfactant?

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DPPC = dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine

57
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What is the law of Laplace?

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It states that the pressure tending to collapse an alveolus is directly proportional to the surface tension generated by the molecules of liquid lining the alveolus and inversely proportional to alveolar radius

58
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Based on the law of Laplace, would a large alveolus (aka one with a large radius) have a high or low collapsing pressure?

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Low due to the inverse relationship and will require less pressure to keep it open

59
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Based on the law of Laplace, would a small alveolus (aka one with a small radius) have a high or low collapsing pressure?

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High due to the inverse relationship and will require more pressure to keep it open

60
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What is the mechanism by which DPCC reduces surface tension?

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Due to the amphipathic nature of the phospholipid molecules (hydrophobic on one end and hydrophilic on the other)

61
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What are 3 advantages of surfactant?

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  1. Surface tension and collapsing pressure are reduced and small alveoli are kept open
  2. Increases lung compliance
  3. Keeps alveolar size relatively uniform
62
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Why is it beneficial for alveoli size to be relatively uniform?

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During inspiration, some alveoli inflate more quickly than others. Such unevenness of ventilation would impair gas exchange

63
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____ difference is the driving force of air flow being able to occur

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Pressure

64
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Airway resistance is determined by which law?

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Poiseuille’s

65
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What is the principle of interdependence of alveoli?

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Alveoli tend to hold their neighbors open by radial traction or mechanical tethering. When they are more inflated, they pull on both adjacent alveoli and nearby bronchioles, pulling the bronchioles open and decreasing their resistance

66
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What is Dalton’s law?

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It states that the total pressure of a mixture of gases is equal to the sum of the partial pressures of individual gases

67
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What is Henry’s law?

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The amount of dissolved gas in a liquid (blood) is directly proportional to the partial pressure of that gas above the liquid when the temperature is kept constant

68
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What is Fick’s law?

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Diffusion - that particles will move from higher concentration to lower concentration

69
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What is the driving force for diffusion of a gas?

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The partial pressure difference of the gas (NOT the concentration difference)

70
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Do bound gas and chemically modified gas contribute to partial pressure?

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No, only dissolved gas molecules contribute to partial pressure

71
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Of the gases found in inspired air, which is the only one that is carried ONLY in dissolved form and is never bound or chemically modified?

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Nitrogen - this is why it is sometimes used for certain measurements in respiratory physiology

72
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What is the pressure of water vapor?

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47 mmHg

73
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Dissolved oxygen, on its own, is (sufficient/insufficient) to meet the metabolic demands of the tissues

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Insufficient

74
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How many subunits does hemoglobin have?

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4

75
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For the hemoglobin subunits to bind oxygen, iron in the heme moieties must be in the (ferrous [Fe2+]/ ferric [Fe3+]) state

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Ferrous state [Fe2+]

76
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If the iron component of the heme moieties is in the ferric (Fe3+) state, it is called____?

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Methemoglobin

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