Unit 1: Resipiratory III: Pathophysiology Flashcards
Control of airway diameter

Mediators of Bronchoconstriction

Pulmonary pharmacology
(Begins with mast cell and end with bronchorelaxation)

Drugs - Bronchodilators

Spriometry - Dynamic lung volumes

Diffusing Capacity

Flow Volume Loop

Postoperative Pulmonary Complications

Consequences of Smoking

Obstructive vs Restrictive

Asthma - exacerabting factors

Intraoperative Bronchospasm

Dynamic Hyperinflation
(Auto-PEEP)

Restrictive Lung Disease

Aspiration Pneumonitis & VAPS

Pneumothorax and Flail Chest

Substances that don’t belong in the chest

Venous Air Embolism

Pulmonary HTN

Indications for Mechanical Ventilation

Indications for One Lung Ventilation

DLT - sizes and volumes

One lung ventilation
Lat decubitus + anesthesia
