Anaesthetic FRCA Primary - Respiratory Physiology and Pulmonary Pathophysiology

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Decks in this class (62)

Respiratory physiology - Structure and Function of the Lung
Primary function of lungs,
Goblet cell location,
Goblet cell function
22  cards
Respiratory Physiology - Ventilation
Weibel s model of airways,
Total cross sectional area of lun...,
Implication of significant increa...
33  cards
Respiratory Physiology - Blood gas transport
Fo2 in air,
Barometric pressure,
Po2 in dry atmospheric air
31  cards
Respiratory Physiology - Acid Base Balance
Acid definition,
Base definition,
Buffer definition
25  cards
Respiratory Physiology - Diffusion
Drive for diffusion of o2 and co2...,
Fick s law of diffusion through a...,
What provides the strength of the...
23  cards
Respiratory Physiology - Pulmonary Blood FLow
Mean pressures in pulmonary and s...,
What contributes to the vast drop...,
Definition of vascular resistance
28  cards
Respiratory Physiology - Pulmonary Gas Exchange
Hypothetical oxygen cascade in a ...,
What causes the drop in po2 in al...,
Effect of hypoventilation on oxyg...
37  cards
Respiratory Physiology - Mechanics of Breathing
Muscles of inspiration,
Form of respiration in health,
How is negative intrathoracic pre...
44  cards
Respiratory Physiology - Control of Ventilation
Respiratory control system,
Rhythm controllers in the brainst...,
Rhythm controllers in the brainst...
25  cards
Respiratory Physiology - Defence Systems of the Lung
Atmospheric pollutaants,
Consequence of sulfur and nitroge...,
Most common source of atmospheric...
12  cards
Respiratory Physiology - Respiration under stress and at the limit
Respiratory response to exercise,
Additional physiological changes ...,
Effect on barometric pressure wit...
15  cards
Pulmonary Pathophysiology - Pulmonary function tests
Examples of pulmonary function tests,
Patterns of forced expirations,
Forced expiratory flows
21  cards
Pulmonary Pathophysiology - Obstructive Lung Disease
Mechanisms of airway obstruction,
Examples of causes of increased a...,
Example cause of alveolar destruc...
41  cards
Pulmonary Pathophysiology - Restrictive Lung Disease
Restrictive lung disease definition,
Lung parenchyma definition,
Blood gas barrier diagram
27  cards
Pulmonary Pathophysiology - Vascular Disease
Pulmonary oedema definition,
Differences between capillary end...,
Starling equilibrium
29  cards
Pulmonary Pathophysiology - Environmental and Other Diseases
Examples of environmental occupat...,
Types of coal workers pneumoconiosis,
Clinical features of simple coal ...
24  cards
Pulmonary Pathophysiology - Respiratory Failure
Effects of hypoxaemia,
Causes of co2 retention,
Effects of raised co2 on cns
26  cards

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