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Pulmonary Ventilation

Respiration: Pulmonary Ventilation

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air in/out of lungs

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Alveolar Ventilation

Respiration: Pulmonary Ventilation

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air in/out of alveoli

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External Respiration

Respiration: Pulmonary Ventilation

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Exchange of gasses b/w blood, lungs, and external environment

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Gas Diffusion

Respiration: Pulmonary Ventilation

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Occurs across blood air barrier b/w alveolar air and alveolar capillaries

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Internal Respiration

Respiration: Pulmonary Ventilation

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Occurs b/w blood and tissues

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Hypoxia

Respiration: Pulmonary Ventilation

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Low Tissue Oxygen levels

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Anoxia

Respiration: Pulmonary Ventilation

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No oxygen supply

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Pressure

Physiology of Pulmonary Ventilation

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Molecules in gas bounce around independently, more collisions = higher pressure

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Boyle’s Law

Physiology of Pulmonary Ventilation

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More collisions occur when molecules in smaller container

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Atmospheric Pressure

Physiology of Pulmonary Ventilation

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Pressure of air around us

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Intrapulmonary Pressure

Physiology of Pulmonary Ventilation

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Pressure inside respiratory tract

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Start of breath

Physiology of Pulmonary Ventilation

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Air pressure inside and outside the thorax equal, no air movement.

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During Inhalation

Physiology of Pulmonary Ventilation

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Lungs expand, pressure inside lungs decreases, air moves into lungs

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During exhalation

Physiology of Pulmonary Ventilation

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Thoracic cavity decreases in volume, pressure inside lungs increases above atmospheric and air is forced out to low pressure

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Inhalation

Physiology of Pulmonary Ventilation

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Intrapulmonary pressure < atmospheric pressure

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Exhalation

Physiology of Pulmonary Ventilation

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Intrapulmonary pressure > atmospheric pressure

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Quiet breathing

Respiratory Muscles

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normal breathing

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Forced breathing

Respiratory Muscles

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laboured breathing

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Active inhalation via

Respiratory Muscles

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via primary inspiratory muscles

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Passive exhalation

Respiratory Muscles

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via elastic recoil of tissues

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Primary inspiratory muscles

Respiratory Muscles

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used for quiet inhalation

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Accessory inspiratory muscles

Respiratory Muscles

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used for forced inhalation, inscrease speed/amount of rib movement

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Names of primary inspiratory muscles

Respiratory Muscles

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Diaphragm, external intercostals

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Primary Expiratory muscles

Respiratory Muscles

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There are no primary expiratory muscles. Passive process done by recoil

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Accessory Expiratory Muscles

Respiratory Muscles

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Abdominal muscles push diaphragm upwards

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Surface Tension

Factors affecting Pulmonary Ventilation

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Premature infants have decreased surfactant, leading to alveolar collapse

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Compliance

Factors affecting Pulmonary Ventilation

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Ability of lungs and chest wall to expand

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Airway resistance

Factors affecting Pulmonary Ventilation

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resistance of respiratory tract to airflow during inhalation and exhalation

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Restrictive lung diseases

Lung Pathology

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disease that make it hard for lungs to expand/fill with air

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Obstructive lung diseases

Lung Pathology

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disease that makes it hard to expel air from lungs

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Chronic Obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

Lung Pathology

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Disorder of airways restricting airflow and ventilation

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Chronic bronchitis

Lung Pathology

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Long Term inflammation and swelling of bronchial lining, overprod. Of mucus

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Emphysema

Lung Pathology

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Chronic progressive condition where alveolar walls are damaged. Loss of compliance

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Asthma

Breathing patterns

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Passageways sensitive to irritation. Constricting smooth muscles along bronchial tree

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Eupnea

Breathing patterns

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Normal breathing rate/depth (12-18 per min)

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Apnea

Breathing patterns

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Temporal cessation of breath

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Dyspnea

Breathing patterns

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painful, difficult, laboured breathing

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Tachypnea

Breathing patterns

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Rapid breathing rate

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Costal breathing

Breathing patterns

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upward/outward movement of chest during intercostal contraction

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Diaphragmatic breathing

Breathing patterns

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abdomen moving outward when contracting diaphragm

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Coughing

Breathing patterns

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Deep inspiration, closure of rima glottidis

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Sneezing

Breathing patterns

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muscles of expiration spasmodically contract, pushing air out nose/mouth

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Hiccuping

Breathing patterns

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spasmodic contraction of diaphragm and quick closure rima glottis

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Yawning

Breathing patterns

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significant inhaled air with quick exhalation

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Valsalva

Breathing patterns

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forced expiration against closed rima glottidis

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Sobbing

Breathing patterns

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Many convulsive inhalations

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Tidal volume

Lung Volumes

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amount of air moved in or out of lungs during single respiratory cycle at rest

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Inspiratory reserve volume

Lung Volumes

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amount of air you can breathe beyond total tidal volume

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Expiratory reserve volume

Lung Volumes

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Amount of air you can exhale beyond tidal volume

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Residual volume

Lung Volumes

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Amount of air left in lungs after maximal exhalation

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Minimal volume

Lung Volumes

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Amount of air in lungs if they were allowed to collapse

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Lung capacities measurement

Lung Volumes

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Cannot be measured directly

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Inspiratory capacity

Lung Volumes

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Amount of air you can inhale after normal exhalation

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Vital capacity

Lung Volumes

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max amount of air you can move in and out of lungs per cycle

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Functional residual capacity

Lung Volumes

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Amount of air in lungs after quiet cycle

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Total lung capacity

Lung Volumes

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Total volume of lungs around 6000ml

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Force Vital Capacity

Pulmonary Function Tests

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measures how much air you can forcibly exhale after deep breath

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Forced Expiratory volume

Pulmonary Function Tests

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Amount of air expired during first, second, third seconds of FVC test

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Forced Expiratory flow

Pulmonary Function Tests

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Average rate of flow during middle half of FVC test

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Peak expiratory flow rate

Pulmonary Function Tests

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Fastest rate that you can force air out of your lungs

61
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Lung Cancer

Effects of ageing and smoking

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aggressive, S&S not present until tumours restrict airflow or compress adjacent structures. Commonly caused by smoking

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Dysplasia

Effects of ageing and smoking

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Reversible. Cells damaged and functional characteristics changed. Cilia damaged and paralyzed

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Metaplasia

Effects of ageing and smoking

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Reversible. Tissue changes structure. Stressed respiratory surface converts to stratified epithelium. Protects underlying but not deeper parts of tract

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Neoplasia

Effects of ageing and smoking

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Growth of abnormal cells forms cancerous tumour

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Anaplasia

Effects of ageing and smoking

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Most dangerous stage. Becomes malignant and spreads

A&P 400 (14 decks)

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