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Where is the medullary respiratory center located?

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in the reticular formation

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Minute ventilation=

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tidal volume(liters/breath) x frequency (breaths/minute)

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What happens to physiologic dead space during exercise?

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it decreases

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What is the Bohr effect?

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in the peripheral tissue, increased H+ shifts the dissociation curve to the right unloading O2

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Where are the central chemoreceptors for breathing and what stimuli increase breathing rate?

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medulla; decreased pH (or increased CO2 which combines with water to make H+) of CSF

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Under what conditions does 2,3-BPG accumulate? What is the effect of 2,3-BPG on hemoglobin A?

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low oxygen conditions. this will cause a right shift in HbA. 2,3 BPG binds to the beta subunit of Hb and thus lowering the affinity of oxygen for Hemoglobin (to release this oxygen to other tissues)

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What is the pressure of alveolar O2 and CO2

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PO2=100mmHg; PCO2=40mmHg

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What is V/Q at the base of the lung?

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V/Q = 0.6 (wasted perfusion)

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Where is the major site of airway resistance?

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medium-sized bronchi

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What is the composition of fetal Hb and how are its properties different from adult Hb?

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composition: 2 alpha and 2 gamma chains; this causes a left-shift in the saturation curve resulting in increased affinity for O2 due to decreased affinity to 2,3-DPG

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Ventilation of alveoli without perfusion is called ____.

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dead space

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In the pleural cavity, oncotic pressure favors the movement of fluid (into/out of) the pleural space.

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out of

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A failure of gas exchange manifests as (hypoxemia/hypercapnea) while a feailure of the respiratory pump manifests as (hypoxemia/hypercapnea).

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hypoxemia; hypercapnea

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Does hyperventilation result in respiratory alkalosis or acidosis?

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respiratory alkalosis

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Factors that shift oxygen dissociation curve to the left(8)`

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CO2, low 2,3-BPG, hypothermia, alkalosis, HbF, methemoglobin, carbon monoxide, stored blood

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What is the inspiratory reserve volume (IRV)?

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air in excess of tidal volume that moves into lung on max inspiration

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V/Q»1 is known as ___

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dead space

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Compare the amount of physiological and anatomical dead space in the healthy individual.

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they are nearly equal. Lung diseases tend to increase the physiological dead space.

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At the base of the lung, there is greater ventilation, perfusion, or both?

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both are greater

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CO2 transport: CO2 is transported form tissue to lungs in these 3 forms: ____

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  1. bicarbonate
  2. bound to hemoglobin
  3. dissolved CO2
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Vital capacity is everything except?

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residual volume

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What increases physiologic dead space? (4)

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tumors, pneumonia, infection, fluid in lungs, anything that reduces surface area for gas exchange

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What is the formula for inspiratory capacity(IC)?

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IRV+TV

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What is the ideal V/Q ratio?

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V/Q= 1 (permits adequate oxgenation)

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What is the formula for total lung capacity (TLC)?
IRV+TV+ERV+RV
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At what point in the breathing cycle is alveolar pressure equal to zero?
at FRC, just before inspiration
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In normal health, is O2 perfusion or diffusion limited?
perfusion - gas equilibrates along the length of the capillary
28
In the pleural cavity, hydrostatic pressure favors the movement of fluid (into/out of) the pleural space.
into
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Does surfactant increase or decrease recoil? surface tension? compliance?
lowers lung recoil lowers surface tension increases compliance
30
In the oxygen-hemoglobin dissociation curve, what is a right shift?
this is a decreased affinity of hemoglobin for O2 and facilitates unloading of O2 to the tissue
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V/Q= is known as a ____.
shunt
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What is the formula for total lung capacity (TLC)
TLC=IRV+TV+ERV+RV
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What is the normal V/Q ratio?
0.8
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Central chemoreceptors (in brain) respond to ___ and ___ but do not directly respond to ____.
pH; pCO2; pO2
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Lungs are elastic. The elastins and collagens in the interstitium causes lungs to ____ when expanded.
recoil
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What is V/Q at the apex of the lung?
V/Q=3(wasted ventilation)
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Factors that shift oxygen dissociation curve to the right. (4)
CO2, high 2,3-BPG, fever, acidosis
38
List the inspiratory muscles used during forced inspiration.
pectoris minor, SCM, scalenes
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What is the functional reserve capacity (FRC)?
RV+ERV (volume in lungs after normal espiration)
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CO2 transport: What is the Haidane effect?
oxygenation of hemoglobin promotes the dissociation of CO2 from hemoglobin
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T/F: Pulmonary circulation is normally a low-resistance, low-compliance system
false- low-resistance, high-compliance
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Normal pleural fluid is becarbonate (rich/poor) and protein (rich/poor)
bicarbonate-rich | protein-poor
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What molecule causes off-loading of O2 from Hb in tissues?
2,3 -diphosphoglycerate
44
Distinguish tachypnea from hyperpnea from hyperventilation.
tachypnea=fast rate of breathing (>20/min) for whatever reason. hyperpnea= increased ventilation that meets a metabolic need (fever, post-exercise etc) hyperventilation= increased ventilation that exceeds metbolic need, often producing symptoms diziness, paesthesia, etc.)
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Obstructive lung disease involved increased lung _____, restrictive lung disease involves decreased lung _____.
resistance; compliance
46
Where is surfactant produced?
type II alveolar cells
47
Define the 'residual volume' (RV)
air in lung at max expiration
48
What is a normal respiratory rate at rest?
12-14 breaths/min
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What is the tidal volume(TV)?
air that moves into lung with each quiet inspiration (nl=500ml)
50
What is the formula for inspiratory capacity (IC)?
IC= IRV+TV
51
Thorax is elastic which cause chest to expand and oppose the recoil of lungs. What structure(s) contribute to this elasticity?
costal cartilages
52
What are physiologic adaptations in high altitude? (7)
alveolar P(O2) is decreased, arterial P(O2) is decreased (hypoxemia), hyperventilation, respiratory alkalosis, increased EPO, increased 2,3-DPG hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction
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Respiratory acidosis-2 causes
HYPERventilation, aspirin ingestion (early)
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What are the four mechanisms of hypoxemia?
hypoventilation, V/Q mismatch, shunt, low inspired pO2
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Is hypo or hyperventilation the copensatory response to alkalosis?
hypoventialtion
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Which of the following is diffusion limited CO2, N2O, or CO?
CO-gas does not equilibrate by the time the blood reaches the end of the capillary
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How does resistance change with radius?
resistance=1/r4. As radius decreases, resistance increases.
58
When does a human embryo start to produce surfactant?
at seven months.
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Oxygen-hemoglobin dissociation curve: A right shift is caused by an increase or decrease in each of the following factors; P50, metabolic needs, PCO2, temperature, H+, pH, altitude, and 2,3 -DPG
increase in all but pH
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What is the relationship between compliance and elasticity?
inversely related
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What limits gas exchange in pulmonary capillaries normally? HOw does this change during exercise?
perfusion normally. becomes diffusion limited during strenuous exercise.
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What happens to the mean values of arterial P(O2) and P(CO2) during exercise?
they do not change
63
What is the formula for vital capacity (VC)?
TV+IRV+ERV
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V/Q= 0 implies what serious problem?
airway obstruction (shunt)
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The apices of the lungs receive better _____ while the bases of the lungs receive better _____.
ventilation; circulation
66
ACh _____ airway resistance, catecholamines ______ resistance.
increases (bronchoconstricution); decreases (bronchodialtion)
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What does surfactant do? What is surfactant? What makes surfactant?
it decreases alveolar surface tension which increases compliance. It is made of dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine (lecithin) and it is produced by type II pneumocytes
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CO2 transport: What percentage of CO2 is transported in the form of bicarbonate?
0.9
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Oxygen-hemoglobin dissociation curve: Decreased affinity of hemoglobin for O2=shift_____.
right
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Which binding site of Hb has the highest affinity for O2? Why is this important?
the fourth binding site--> it allows maximal loading of O2 in the lungs and unloading in the tissues
71
In asthma, FEV1 is _____ and FEVf1/FVC is _____.
reduced; reduced
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In emphysema, FEV1 is ___ and FEV1/FVC is ____.
reduced; reduced
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T/F: It is possible for a patient to hypoventilate and at the same time to be suffering from tachypnea
true
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What is the intracellular enzyme that converts CO2 into H2CO3?
carbonic anhydrase
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List the expiratory muscles used during forced expiration.
internal intercostals, obliques, rectus abdominus
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H2CO3 is broken down into H+ and HCO3. What happens to the HCO3?
HCO3 is pumped out of the red blood cell in exchange for Cl-
77
Organisms such as TB that thrive in high O2 flourish in the apex or base of the lung?
apex
78
What is the main drive for ventilation?
H+ ions from dissociated H2CO3 which stimulate central chemoreceptors.
79
Cor pulmonale and subsequent RV failure are a consequence of pulmonary ____.
hypertension
80
What happens in restrictive lung disease to TLC, RV FRC, FEV1, FVC and FEV1/FVC?
reduction in TLC, FRC, and RV. A reduction in FEV1 and FVC with a normal or increased FEV1/FVC ratio suggests a restrictive pattern
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What is the formula for vital capacity (VC)?
VC=TV+IRV+ERV
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What is lung compliance? How is compliance altered in emphysema? In fibrosis?
it's the change in volume with a change in pressure. Increased compliance means more air flows in with a given change in pressure. Decreased compliance means the opposite. Emphysema=very compliant; fibrosis=not compliant
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What is the normal value of FEV1/FVC?
70%-80%
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Where are the peripheral chemoreceptors for breathing and what stimuli increase breathing rate? (3)
carotid and aortic bodies; decreased P(O2) (if less than 60mmHg), decreased pH, increased P(CO2)
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When is O2 diffusion limited? (3)
exercise, emphysema, fibrosis
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What is the expiratory reserve volume (ERV)?
air that can still be breathed out after normal expiration
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List the inspiratory muscles responsible for normal breathing.
diaphragm and external intercostals
88
Oxygen-hemoglobin dissociation curve; Fetal Hb curve is shifted toward the ____.
left (increased affinity for O2)
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What is the action of 2,3 -DPG on hemoglobin?
binds to hemaglobin so that hemoglobin releases more 02
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During exercise (increased cardiac output), the vessels in the apex of the lung___ so that V/Q approaches ___.
vasodilate such that V/Q approaches 1 (versus normal apex V/Q of 3)
91
What pathologic process has a deficiency of surfactant?
neonatal RDS (Respiratory distress syndrome)
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How is CO2 carried in the blood? (3)
5% dissolved; 5% attached to Hb; 90% as bicarbonate
93
Name the five factors that cause a right shift?
high CO2, high acid/altitude, high DPG (2,3-DPG), exercise and increased temperature
94
What determines oxygen content? What determines PO2?
hemoglobin concentration determines content (1.34ml O2 combines with each gram of hemoglobin). Amount of oxygen dissolved in plasma determines PO2 (0.3ml O2 per 100ml plasma).
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What are the peripheral chemoreceptors for breathing and what stimuli increase breathing rate?
carotid and aortic bodies; decreased P(O2) (if less than 60mmHg), decreased pH, increased P(CO2)
96
T/F: Pleural pressure is always lower than alveolar pressure under normal conditions.
true
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What is an easy way to clinically differentiate between a shunt and a V/Q mismatch?
administer 100% O2. If patient has a shunt, pO2 won't respond. If patient has V/Q mismatch, pO2 will increase.
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In pulmonary fibrosis, FVC is _____.
reduced
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Increased anion Gap-4 causes
renal failure, lactic acidosis, ketoacidosis, aspirin ingestions

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