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Respiratory A & P Flashcards

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Olfactory mucosa contains

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afferent fibers from olfactory nerve (cranial nerve 1)

damage from covid = parosomia-stellate ganglion block

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Sensory nerve of upper respiratory tract

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Both branches of cranial V: opthamic and maxillary

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Tonsils act as

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first line of defense for bacterial invasion of nose and mouth

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Tonsils are three types of lymph tissue:

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  1. palatine tonsils - major
  2. lingual tonsil
  3. Pharyngeal tonsils (adenoids)
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Pharynx upper airway innervation is what nerve(s)?

sensory or motor?

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Trigeminal (V) (V1, V2, V3)
Glossopharyngeal (IX)

sensory and motor

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Larynx level

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C3-6

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Circothyroid membrane

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site for emergency laryngotomy and transtracheal block

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Thyrohyoid membrae

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suspends larynx from the hyoid bone

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Vestibule

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supraglottic area of 1st compartment of larynx

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Laryngeal ventricles

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area between false cords and true cords (in 2nd compartment)

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Rima glottdis aka _____ is ____

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true glottis is the space between the vocal cords

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Which muscles cause abduction of the cords?

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  1. Posterior CricoArytenoids (please come apart)
  2. ThyroaRtyenoid (They Relax)
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Which muscles cause adduction of the cords?

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  1. Lateral CricoArytenoid (lets close airway)
    2.CricoThyroid muscle (CordsTense)
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Injury to the superior laryngeal nerve causes

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inability to adduct (close)

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Injury to recurrent laryngeal nerve causes

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inability to abduct (open)

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Bilateral injury

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emergency

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Primary muscular barrier to regurgitation in awake mt

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cricopharyngeus msucle

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Superior laryngeal nere innervation

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crycothyroid muscle (SCAR)

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what provides sensation from laryngeal side of epiglottis to true cords

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internal branch of superior laryngeal nerve

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Laryngospast man be caused by

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simulation of the superior laryngeal nerve external branch

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Damage to inferior laryngeal nerves (Recurrent laryngeal nerve) may lead to

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hoarseness or dyspnea

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True vocal cord ligaments are innervated or not?

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not innervated

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Superior laryngeal nerve innervates (sensory)

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posterior side of epiglottis - level of VC

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Recurrent laryngeal nerve innervates (sensory)

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below level of vocal cords - trachea

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Motor innervation of larynx

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SCAR
Superior laryngeal nerve: Cricothyroid
All others: Recurrent laryngeal nerve:

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Glossopharyngeal airway block

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needle at base of palatoglossal archS

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Superior laryngeal airway block

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interior border of hyoid bone

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Transtracheal airway block

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cricothyroid membrane

inject local as patient takes deep breath

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at the bronchi, cellular structure changes to

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cuboidal epithelium

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Which bronchus has a less acute angle from trachea

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R bronchus less acute (25 deg)

easier to mainstem, more liekly for ETT to migrate here, more likely place of foreign bodies

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Left bronchus angle is

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45 degrees

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Bronchopulmonary segments in right vs L

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R: 10 segments
L: 8 segments

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The last structures perfused by bronchial circulation:

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Terminal bronchioles, at the end of the CONDUCTING airways

perfused, but no air exchange

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conducting zone means:

examples:

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air delivery but no gas exchange

trachea
mainstem bronchi
lobar bronchi
small bronchi
Bronchioles
Terminal bronchioles

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Respiratory zone:

examples:

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exchanges air with blood
Respiratory bronchioles
alveolar ducts
alveolar sacs

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as airway division progress, what increases?

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  1. number of airways
  2. cross sectional area
  3. muscle layer
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as airway division progresses, what decreass?

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  1. air flow velocity
  2. cartilage
  3. Goblet cells
  4. ciliated cells
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mucous glands are absent in the

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bronchioles

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First place in airway that are perfused by pulmonary circulation?

does gas exchange occur here?

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terminal bronchioles

gas exchange does NOT occur here

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Most air exchange takes place in

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alveolar-capillary membrane

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What cell type forms alveoli

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Type I, Type II pneumocytes, Type III

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what do type II pneumocytes do

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produce surfactant (reduces alveolar collapse from surface tensino)

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Mediastinum is

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the region between the parietal pleura and visceral pleura

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Pleura

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serous membrane that lines thoracic wall and lungs

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Parietal pleura

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lines chest wall, diaphragm, mediastinum

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visceral pleura

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lines mediastinum back toward lungs

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pleural space

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layer of fluid between thoracic wall and lungs

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What is responsible for quiet breathing

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diaphragm

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diaphragm is innervated by

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phrenic nerve

c3,4,5

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Expiration occurs by

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passive recoil - no muscular contraction

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What controls breathing?

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respiratory sensors in brainstem
central and peripheral sensors

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Where are central censors located

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medulla, pons (secondary)

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Most important central sensors - chemical control

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chemoreceptors that respond to changes in hydrogen ion concentration

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What is most important in brain to establish ventilatory volume and rate?

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CO2 via arterial and cerebrospinal fuid

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Apneic threshold

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CO2 at which ventilation is 0

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Central receptors and hypoxia

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depressed by hypoxia - NOT stimulated

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Principal peripheral chemoreceptors

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carotid bodies

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Central chemoreceptors respond to

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PaCO2

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peripheral receptors are most sensitive to

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PaO2 (<50)

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What abolishes peripheral ventilatory response to hypoxemia?

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  1. antidopaminergic drugs
  2. most anesthetics
  3. bilateral carotid surgery
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Central sleep apnea and CO2

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central sleep apnea exhibits a depressed response to CO2 during sleep

may be caused by a defect in chemoreceptors in the brain

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Lung receptors are carried

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centrally by the vagus nerve

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Chemical or mechanial irriation can produce

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reflex cough or sneeze
hyperpnea
bronchoconstriction
increased blood pressure

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vagus nerve prodcues

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afferent pathways for all irritant receptors (except nasal mucosa receptor)

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Intrapleural pressure is

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the pressure within the pleural cavity

it is always negative - acts like suction to keep lungs inflated

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elasticity of lungs causes

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lung recoil and pull lung inward away from thoracic wall

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elasticity of thoracic wall causes

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thoracic wall to pull away from the lungs, further enlarging pleural cavity and creating negative pressure

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intrapleural pressure is

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always negative - causes expanding effect called compliance

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airflow =

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pressure/resistance

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Area of airway with greatest resistance

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medium sized bronchi

smooth muscle tone - asthma occurs here

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What constricts bronchioles?

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Acetylcholine (PNS), histamine

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What dilates bronchioles?

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Epinephrine (SNS)

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Lung compliance:

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elastic ffibers - ease with which lungs expand

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Factors that determine lung compliance

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  1. stretchability of the elastic fibers
  2. surface tension within alveoli
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How does surface tension within the alveoli effect lung compliance?

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Lower surface tension = increased lung compliance

surfactant LOWERS surface tension

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Compliance equastino

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V/P
change in volume divided by change in pressure

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CL (lung compliance) =

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TV/PIP-PEEP

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Pulmonary surfactant role

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decreases surface tension and holds alveoli open

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lines of alveoli are made of lipoprotien mixture consisting mostly of

A

dipalomyl lechitin

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Pulmonary surfactant is secreted by

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Type II alveolar epithelial cells

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Surface tension law

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Laplace (P=T/r)

without surfactant, law of Laplace WOULD hold true.

But because of surfactant, law of Laplace does not apply to alveoli

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air velocity law

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Pouseille’s

L/R ^4

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At resting expiration poing:

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outward recoil of chest wall is balanced by inward elastic recoil of the lung

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Transpulmonary pressure

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fluccuates

is zero whenever airflow is stopped (at end expiration or end inspiration)

as intra alveolar pressure oscillates between slightly negative during inspiration and slightly positive during expiration

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Pleural pressure is

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always negative

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Compliance, volume and pressure

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increased compliance = greater change in volume at a certain change in pressure

compliance is volume dependent

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at age 20, closing volume is

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30% of TLC

89
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at age 70, closing volume is

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55% of TLC

90
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closing volume and shunt

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if closing volume is greater than FRC, have poorly perfused or unventilated alveoli during normal respiration

= intrapulmonary shunt

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lung volumes that are NOT included in spirometry:

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  1. FRC
  2. RV
  3. TLC
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FEV1 =

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forced expiratory volume in 1 second

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FEV1 is based on ____ and is normal if ______

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based on age and gender for a predicted normal range

normal if within 80% of predicted values

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FVC

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forced vital capacity

volume of gas that can be exhaled during a forced expiratory maneuver

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FEV1/ FVC

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helps distinguish between restrictive at obstructive diseases
< 0.7 = obstruction

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FEV1/FVC < 0.7

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Obstruction

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FEF 25 - 75

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rate of flow occurring in forced expiration between 25% and 75% of flow

98
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What is the most sensitive test for assessing small airway disease?

99
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most effort independent test

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FEF 25 - 75

100
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more reliable measurement of early obstruction

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FEF 25 - 75

101
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When should more sophisticated split lung function testing be done?

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if FEV1 is less than 2L
and
if FEV1/FVC is less than 50%

102
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Diagnosis obstructive dises

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increased FRC, RV, TLC

103
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Diagnosis restrictive lung dises

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decrease FRC, RV, TLC

104
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What is affected by position?

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FRC but NOT closing capacity

105
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Alveoli are most compliant at

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Lower volumes (lower lung)

expand/ deflate better at lower lung

106
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Shunt causes (PAO2, PaO2)

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PaO2 < PAO2

107
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Pulmonary blood flow is regulated locally by

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changes in O2 and CO2 tension

108
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Hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction

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Blood flow is diverted from hypoxic or atelectatic alveolie - attmept to improve matching of VQ

109
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high O2 tension and hypocapnia/carbia

(PVR)

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vasodilate pulmonary vessels to pick up more O2

opposite in other vasculature

110
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What brings unoxygenated blood to lungs from right ventricle

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pulmonary arteries

111
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Pulmonary arteris provide blood flow to structures distal to

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terminal bronchioles

as well as non respiratory tissues and respiratory units

112
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PVR vs SVR

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PVR is 1/8 SVR

113
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PVR is increased by

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  1. NE
  2. serotonin
  3. histamine
  4. hypercapnia
  5. hypoxia
114
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PVR is decreased by

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  1. acetylcholine
  2. isoproterenol
115
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west lung zones describe

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perfusion the lungs

not fixed

functional zones of where the blood will flow n comparison to the alveoli

116
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zone 1

A

PA > Pa > Pv
top

117
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zone 2

middle

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Pa > PA > Pv

118
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Zone 3
bottom

119
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Zone 3 has

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continuoublood flow

tip of pulmonary catheter should be here

best perfusion and best ventilation

BUT still more blood flow than ventilation = shunt

120
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dependent portion of lungs have:

A
  1. more blood flow d/t gravity
  2. more alveolar compliance

= optimal gas exchange

121
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if alveoli are ventilated but not perfused, then Q =

A

0

infinity dead space

122
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If alveoli are perfused (Q) bt no ventilated (V) then V =

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0

so V/Q = 0

shunt

123
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shunt-like alveoli have

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low PO2 and high PCO2 (Low V/Q)

124
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What can cause shunt

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  1. airway obstruction
  2. atelectasis
  3. pneumonia
125
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If hypoxemia present and unresponsive to O2

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suspect significant shunt/diffusion disorder

126
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Dead space like alveoli have

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high PO2 and low PCO2 (high V/Q)

127
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causes of dead space

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  1. Low CO
  2. Pulmonary emboli

blood flow not reaching alveolar membrane, but ventilation is good

128
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Hypoxemia is defined as

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a decrease in PaO2 (<60 mmHg)

129
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Hypoxia is defined as

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reduced level of tissue oxygenation by defective delivery or utilization by tissue

130
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Normal A-a gradient

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age adjusted
5-15 mmhg normal

with supplemental O2: <100 mmHg

131
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PaCO2-PACO2 gradient normal

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2-10 mmHg regardless of inspired O2

132
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Respiratory failure diagnosis

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PaO2 <60 despite supplemental 2 and in absence of R–>L shunt
PaCO2 > 50 mmHg in absence of resp compensation

133
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A larger than normal PAO2-PaO2 gardient assesses

A

shunt and v/q mismatch that is not normal

134
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Key clinical feature to a R–>L shunt:

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oxygen administration does not help the arterial PO2

135
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why would supplemental oxygen not hel arterial PO2?

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shunt

blood flow does not come into contact with the alveoli that is getting more O2

136
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Hypoxemia without an increase in A-a gradient is

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hypoventilation

137
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Hypoxemia with an increase in A-a gradient is

A
  1. diffusion defect
  2. V/Q mismatch
  3. shunting R–> L
138
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Respiratory quotient

A

constant to be used in alveolar equation

ratio of CO2 produced to amount of O2 consumed

RQ = 0.8

139
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norma PaO2:FiO2 ratio

A

100mmHg/0.21 = 500

lower ratio = worse disease

140
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PaO2: FiO2 ratio ALI

141
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PaO2: FiO2 ratio ARDS

142
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The most direct assessment of oxygenation is the

143
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A-a gradients assess

A

v/q mismatch in the face of hypoxemia

144
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with elevated A-a PO2 gradient, to further work up, measure _____. Then:

A

O2 from SVC or distal port in PA catheter (PvO2)

low = anemia, low CO, hypermetabolic state

otherwise, suspect V/Q abnormality

145
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Alveolar levels of O2 and CO2 are determined by:

A
  1. amount of alveolar ventilation
  2. inspired concentrations of O2 and CO2
  3. flow of mixed venous blood to lungs
  4. Consumption of O2
  5. Production of CO2
146
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O2ER

A

Oxygen extraction

O2ER = VO2/DO2

147
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SVO2 is

A

leftover O2 after consumption

148
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normal anatomic dead space

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2mL/kg (about 1/3 of air that enters is dead space)

volume in conducting airway

increases by 50% in paralyzed, mechanically ventilated patient

149
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alveolar dead space

A

alveoli that are ventilated but do not participate in gas exchange with blood

150
Q

Bohr equation

A

calculates deadspace

Vd/Vt = [PaCO2 - PECO2]/PaCO2

151
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3 determinants of PaCO2

A
  1. PaCO2 production
  2. minute ventilation
  3. dead space fraction
152
Q

what drives ventilation?

153
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a-A CO2 gradient reflects

A

alveolar dead space

more deadspace = more gradient

normal: 2-5 or 2-10

154
Q

What in blood carries CO2

A

bicarbonate ions 80-90%

155
Q

CO2 dissociation curve
when blood contains mostly oxygenated hgb

A

CO2 shifts right (releases CO2, reduced ability to hold on to CO2)

*Haldane effect

156
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CO2 dissociation curve
when blood contains deoxygenated hgb:

A

curve shifts left, blood loads more CO2

157
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When does CO2 curve shift right

A

right = release
occurs as blood flows through pulmonary capillaries, facilitates unloading/release of CO2 from pulmonary capillaries

158
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What is the hamburger shift

A

chloride shift

bicarb moves out of red blood cells in exchange for chloride ions

159
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Bohr effect

A

influence of CO2 on shift of oxyhemoglobin curve

increased CO2 = oxygen will unload

160
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amount of dissolved CO2 in blood is

A

0.67 x PCO2 /dL

161
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Oxyhemoglobin curve right shift

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reduced affinity, more O2 offload to tissue

increased temp
increased 2-3 DPG
Inrceased [H]–>decreased pH/acidosis
methemoglobinemia

162
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Oxyhemoglobin curve left shift

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left = love, hgb holds onto oxygen

decreased temp
decreased 2-3 DPG
decreased [H}–>increased pH/alkalosis
CO

163
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VO2 (what is it and normal value)

A

oxygen consomption

250 mL/O2/min
3.5 mL/kg/min

164
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normal carbon dioxide excretion

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200 mL CO2/min

Clinical assessment (10 decks)

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