Respiratory

Question 1

Def. Pulmonary Hypertension

Answer 1

mPAP of >25mmHg at rest as measures in right heart catheterisation

Question 2

Def. Transpulmonary Gradient

Answer 2

the fall in pressure across the lungs, the difference between mPAP and mPCWP.

Question 3

mPCWP

Answer 3

mean Capillary Wedge Pressure (6+/-2mmHg)

Question 4

Def. Pneumothorax

Answer 4

= air in the plural space occurring spontaneously or as a result of trauma

Question 5

Def. COPD

Answer 5

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
= a common progressive disorder, characterised by airway obstruction (FEV1 <80% predicted; FEV1/FVC <0.7) with little or no reverisibility