Respiratory System Flashcard

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What is dyspnea?

Back

Breathlessness, SOB, difficult/labored respirations

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What does cyanosis indicate?

Back

Bluish discoloration of skin/mucous membranes

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What is hypercapnia?

Back

Increased Pa CO₂ due to hypoventilation of alveoli

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What is hypoxemia?

Back

Reduced oxygenation of arterial blood

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What is pulmonary edema?

Back

Excess water in the lung

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How does surfactant help the lungs?

Back

Creates surface tension on the alveoli

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Why is the right lung more vulnerable to aspiration?

Back

The branching angle of the right main stem bronchus is straighter.

Front

Which patients are particularly prone to aspiration? Options: Athletes, Patients with central or peripheral nervous system abnormalities, Children, Pregnant women

Back

Patients with central or peripheral nervous system abnormalities

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What causes absorption atelectasis? Options: Extrinsic pressure on the lung, Obstruction of airway preventing air entry, Fluid accumulation in the pleural space, Rupture of alveoli

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Obstruction of airway preventing air entry

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What is pneumothorax?

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Air or gas in the pleural space