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Decks in this class (32)

Histology of the respiratory system
What are the parts of the respira...,
What is meant by the conducting p...,
What are the actual conducting pa...
48  cards
Development of the respiratory system
What does the respiratory system ...,
How does the respiratory system d...,
What happens to the diverticulum ...
4  cards
Upper respiratory tract
Where does the upper respiratory ...,
Where does the upper respiratory ...,
What are the organs of the upper ...
3  cards
Sternum and ribs
What is the sternum commonly know...,
What type of bone is the sternum,
What part of the thorax is the st...
52  cards
Intercostal muscles and diaphragm
Where are the intercostal muscles...,
What are the intercostal muscles,
Where are the external intercosta...
52  cards
Pleura, pleural cavity
How many pleura are there,
What type of tissue is the pleura,
What are the layers of the pleura
27  cards
Trachea, bronchi
What are the trachea a continuati...,
Where do the trachea arise,
Where does the trachea travel
26  cards
Lungs
Where are the lungs located,
What shape are the lungs,
What are the parts of the lungs
36  cards
Surface anatomy
What is the intermammary cleft,
What is the infrasternal subcosta...,
What is the costal margin
15  cards
Pulmonary ventilation mechanics
What is pulmonary ventilation,
What is inspiration,
What is tidal inspiration
60  cards
Pulmonary volumes and capacities
How are pulmonary volumes measured,
What presents the results of spir...,
How many pulmonary volumes are there
23  cards
Alveolar ventilation
What is meant by minute ventilation,
What is the calculation for minut...,
What is the average respiratory rate
26  cards
Principles of gas exchange
What is a gas,
How do gas molecules move,
What is the pressure of a gas
60  cards
Gas exchange in lungs
What is the po2 of inhaled air,
What is the calculation for the i...,
How does the po2 change in the up...
26  cards
Impaired gas exchange in lungs
What disease state can decrease t...,
How does emphysema decrease the s...,
How do increased thickness of res...
12  cards
Transport of oxygen in the blood
What does oxygen do in the pulmon...,
What is the equation for the tota...,
Why does most of the oxygen bind ...
31  cards
Transport of carbon dioxide in the blood
Does arterial blood contain more ...,
What are the different forms of c...,
What is the most common form of c...
21  cards
Chemical control of breathing
Is plasma po2 or pco2 controlled ...,
Is plasma po2 or pco2 controlled ...,
What detects po2 and pco2 in the ...
16  cards
Acid-base balance
What is normal plasma ph,
What is the relative concentratio...,
What are the three systems involv...
55  cards
Disturbed acid-base balance
What is hyperventilation,
How does hyperventilation affect ...,
How does hyperventilation affect ...
57  cards
Lung function tests with disease
What does fev1 stand for,
What is meant by fev1,
What does fvc stand for
34  cards
Pulmonary embolism
What type of embolism is a pulmon...,
Where does the thrombus usually a...,
What is the name of the condition...
27  cards
Hypoxaemia, hypoxia
What is the po2 of a patient with...,
What location causes increased le...,
What disease state causes increas...
19  cards
Respiratory failure
What is respiratory failure,
What is po2 with respiratory failure,
What is meant by o2 saturation
48  cards
Asthma
What is meant by asthma,
What parts of the airways are aff...,
What causes an acute episode of a...
33  cards
COPD
What is chronic obstructive pulmo...,
What are the main types of copd,
What is emphysema
65  cards
Asthma vs COPD
What are the age groups of patien...,
What type of cough do patients wi...,
What proportion of patients with ...
8  cards
Bronchiecstasis
What is bronchiecstasis,
What causes bronchiecstasis,
What causes chronic inflammation ...
16  cards
Cystic fibrosis
Is cystic fibrosis a heritable di...,
What is the inheritance pattern o...,
What chromosome is affected in cy...
27  cards
TB - microbiology, pathophysiology
What micro organism causes tb,
What shape is mycobacterium tuber...,
How does mycobacterium tubercolus...
35  cards
TB - clinical presentation and management***
What are the risk factors of gett...,
What are the symptoms of tb,
What investigations are done for ...
35  cards
TB - latent vs disease
What would the chest x ray of a p...,
What would the sputum sample of a...,
Is a patient with latent tb infec...
3  cards

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