resp

Question 1

% carbon dioxide is carried in the blood in three forms:

Answer 1

1. 60% bicarbonate
   
   2. 30%carbamino compounds
   3. 10% dissolved co2

Question 2

what is closing volume?

Answer 2

volume of lung at which dependent airways begin to close and can be read off a trace

Question 3

closing volume increased with?

Answer 3

age

small amounts of disease in the small airways

Question 4

what is closing capacity

Answer 4

closing volume and residual capacity

Question 5

normal physiological dead space value

Answer 5

30%

Question 6

4 x restrictive defect in ventilatory function occurs in

Answer 6

• fractured ribs
  
  • upper abdo surgery
  • lobar pneumonia
  • old t6 spinal cord injury

Question 7

three volumes that we can’t measure?

Answer 7

RV, FV, TLC