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Upper Respiratory Tract
What are the main structure makin...,
Describe the external structure o...,
Describe the internal structure o...
11  cards
Histology of the Respiratory System
Describe the mucous and serous me...,
What is the difference between th...,
What are the different structures...
15  cards
Respiratory General
What is boyles law,
What controls respiratory muscle,
How do we breath in and out
20  cards
Respiratory Anatomy
What happens to our costal cartil...,
What marks the inferior and super...,
How do the ribs interact with the...
21  cards
Ventilation of the lungs
What is the resting expiratory level,
Which muscle is most important in...,
What casues the lung and thoracic...
18  cards
Gas Exchange
What factors affect diffusion rat...,
How do oxygen and carbon dioxide ...,
What is the diffusion co efficient
21  cards
Lung Function Tests
What is spirometry,
What is tidal volume inspiratory ...,
What is vital capacity inspirator...
15  cards
Oxygen in the Blood
What is the concentration of a di...,
What is the oxygen demand of our ...,
What does total oxygen content of...
13  cards
Carbon Dioxide in the Blood
Is there more co2 or o2 in arteri...,
Why is there more co2 in arteries...,
What does the concentration of co...
17  cards
Chemical Control of Breathing
What is the gross function of the...,
What are hypo hyperventilation,
What happens if pco2 or po2 chang...
13  cards
Hypoxia and Respiratory Failure
What is hypoxia,
What are the 4 categories of hypoxia,
What is respiratory failure
19  cards
Lower Respiratory Tract Infection and Pneumonia
What is the microbial flora of th...,
Where does the lower respiratory ...,
What defences are there in the re...
30  cards
Tuberculosis
Who is tb most common in,
What causes tb describe its chara...,
How is it transmitted
22  cards
Asthma
What is asthma,
What can trigger asthma,
How does the trigger lead to the ...
16  cards
COPD
What is copd,
What is emphysema,
What is chronic bronchitis
23  cards
Lung Cancer
Discuss the epidemiology of lung ...,
Discuss the relationship between ...,
What other risk factors are there...
18  cards
Interstitial Lung Disease
What is the interstium,
What is the function of the inter...,
What happens to the interstitium ...
31  cards
Chest X-rays
What colour is gas fat liquid sof...,
What is the projection of an x ray,
Why is a pa x ray preferable
21  cards
Clinical Signs and Symptoms of Respiraory Diseases
What is haemoptysis and what caus...,
What is pleuritic chest pain and ...,
What is dyspnoea
22  cards

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