Respiratory Therapy Final

Question 1

What age does mortality rates sharply rise?

Answer 1

65

Question 2

Lungs are finished developing by what age?

Answer 2

20

Question 3

What age are they at max function?

Answer 3

25

Question 4

Lungs __________ in elasticity.

Answer 4

decrease

Question 5

Lungs __________ in compliance

Answer 5

increase, but ultimately decreases

Question 6

PO2 of O2 should never decrease below ______ in healthy individuals

Answer 6

75

Question 7

After 65, the response to hypercapnia and hypoxia is reduced.

Answer 7

True.

Question 8

Cough reflexes are increased or decreased after 65?

Answer 8

decreased

Question 9

By the time your 80 how much will the wall thicken?

Answer 9

25%

Question 10

Between 30 and 80 how much does cardiac output decrease due to thickness and elasticity decreasing by?

Answer 10

40%

Question 11

GFR is reduced as you get older

Answer 11

True

Question 12

What structure prevents infeWEhection material from entering the kidney?

Answer 12

Renal Capsule

Question 13

What structure is made of granular tissue and extends to the wall of the kidney?

Answer 13

Renal Cortex

Question 14

What is the important function of the renal medulla?

Answer 14

To filter urine of salts, acids, and water effecting the concentration

Question 15

Where does blood filtering begin?

Answer 15

Renal Cortex

Question 16

The glomulerous filters liquid and plasma to what?

Answer 16

The Bowmans Capsule

Question 17

The PCT is responsible for what % of reabsorption in the kidney?

Answer 17

70-80%

Question 18

The DCT is mostly responsible for what?

Answer 18

Buffering the blood

Question 19

What specific cation is reabsorbed in the PCT?

Answer 19

Calcium

Question 20

The PCT is responsible for reabsorption of what?

Answer 20

HCO3

Question 21

The DCT is responsible for the secretion of what

Answer 21

H+

Question 22

What percentage of sleep does Non-Rem Account for

Answer 22

75%

Question 23

What is Stage 1 of the Sleep Cycle?

Answer 23

Transitional

Question 24

What stage occurs after 35-30 minutes of Sleep

Answer 24

Stage 3