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Decks in this class (17)

Week 1 - Overview
Define inspiratory reserve volume,
Define expiratory reserve volume,
What is atmospheric pressure at s...
25  cards
Upper Respiratory anatomy
What is another name for the brid...,
What is the purpose of the hairs ...,
What is significant about the ven...
35  cards
Anatomy of respiratory system
Which ribs are connected to the s...,
How are ribs 8 12 connected,
Where is the costal margin
50  cards
Week 2 - Lung mechanics
What is a pneumothorax,
Upon inspiration what happens to ...,
During expiration what happens to...
23  cards
Week 3 - Gas Exchange
What effect does svp have on po2 ...,
What is fick s first law of diffu...,
Which molecule o2 or co2 diffuses...
33  cards
Week 3 - Lung function tests
Explain simple spirometry,
What is the normal picture of a v...,
What is fvc
30  cards
Week 4 - O2 in the blood
What is the solublity of o2 at 13...,
What does oxygen bing to in haemo...,
Why does the content of o2 in the...
27  cards
Week 4 - CO2 in the blood
Why is there so much co2 in arter...,
What happens to co2 in plasma,
What determines what happens to c...
21  cards
Week 5 - Chemical control of breathing
How does increasing breathing cor...,
Define hyper hypoventilation,
What happens to po2 or pco2 durin...
29  cards
Week 5 - Hypoxia and respiratory failure
What level of o2 saturation is co...,
When does tissue damage begin to ...,
What two ways can you measure hb ...
41  cards
Week 5 - Asthma
Is obstruction constant or interm...,
What are the two major players in...,
What causes airway obstruction in...
17  cards
Week 6 - RTIs and Pneumonias
Name the most common urti and its...,
What are the most common viral ca...,
List the defences of the resp tract
48  cards
Week 6 - COPD
What is the main cause of copd wh...,
What two conditions play a role i...,
What is emphysema
38  cards
Week 7 - TB
What cell does mycobacterium tube...,
How is tb transmitted,
Describe the pathogenesis of tb
46  cards
Week 7 - Lung Cancer and GI dealing with toxins
Describe the incidence of lung ca...,
What age group is predominantly a...,
List some risk factors for lung c...
65  cards
Week 8 - ILD
What is iterstitial lung disease,
What cells are involved in ild,
Why in ild is there decreased po2...
62  cards
Week 8 - Chest radiographs
What is an x ray,
Which projection is better in a cxr,
Why is can you not identify cardi...
17  cards

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