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Decks in this class (23)

Blood Transport
Arterial oxygen content,
Total o2 delivery equation,
What causes shifts in hb oxygen d...
6  cards
Physical Exam
Trachea deviation,
Cheyne stokes breathing,
Kussmauls respirations
8  cards
Respiratory Mechanics
What 2 forces oppose ventilation ...,
Lung recoil v chest wall recoil,
Functional reserve capacity
15  cards
Basic Anatomy and Histology
R v l lobe,
4 cell types in bronchioles,
Which airway structures have cart...
8  cards
Ventilation and Perfusion
4 major volumes,
4 major capacities,
Oxygen cascade
18  cards
Pulm Function Testing
6 indications for pfts,
What does spirometry measure,
What are the normal spirometry va...
10  cards
Diffusion, Hypoxia, Hypercapnia
3 conditions that lower diffusing...,
4 conditions that inc diffusing c...,
4 factors that affect rate of dif...
18  cards
Respiratory Failure
3 types of resp fail and pathophy...,
Causes of ea type of resp fail,
2 groups of supp oxygen delivery ...
8  cards
Obstructive Disease In General
Air trapping,
Dynamic hyperinflation,
How are respiratory muscles affected
7  cards
COPD
Chronic bronchitis basics,
Emphysema basics,
How are lung volumes affected in ...
11  cards
Bronchiectasis
What is bronchiectasis,
5 normal host innate resp defenses,
3 symptoms that differentiate bro...
12  cards
Asthma
Th2 pathophysiology,
Which 6 cytokines are involved in...,
Early v late allergic response
16  cards
Other Pediatric Obstructive Disease
What is bronchiolitis,
Rsv,
Rsv course of infection
9  cards
Restrictive Disease In General
What do all restrictive lung dise...,
3 general categories,
Disorders of elastic recoil patho...
10  cards
Interstitial Lung Diseases
Ipf presentation,
Ipf imaging dx,
Ipf histo 3
11  cards
Pediatric Restrictive Diseases
Neuroendocrine hyperplasia of inf...,
Congenital pulmonary lymphangiect...,
Surfactant protein c def
6  cards
ARDS
What happens to respiration in ai...,
Ards diagnosis 4,
Ards risk factors 6
9  cards
Pneumonia
3 routes of infection,
What normal colonizes the airway,
Aspiration pneumonitis 3 phases
18  cards
Basic Pneumonia Associations
Strep pneumo,
Klebsiella,
Staph aureus
11  cards
Sleep Apnea
Ahi and classification,
Pathophysiology,
3 major categories of complications
5  cards
Pulm HTN
How does pah affect lung function,
6 risk factors,
Signs and symptoms
14  cards
Venous Thromboembolism
Risk factors,
Primary causes of hypercoagulation 6,
Secondary causes of hypercoagulat...
9  cards
Lung Cancer
Small cell carcinoma,
Squamous cell carcinoma,
Adenocarcinoma
7  cards

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