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Decks in this class (18)

Session 1
Outline the key functions of the ...,
Define the term upper respiratory...,
Define the term lower respiratory...
61  cards
Session 1 - Physics and Clinical
State boyles law,
State charles law,
State the universal gas law
25  cards
Session 2 - Bony thorax and Chest Wall
What is the bony thorax made up of,
How many ribs and thoracic verteb...,
What is the sternum made up of
45  cards
Session 2 - The pleura
What is the pleura,
What is the parietal pleura,
What does the visceral pleura line
48  cards
Session 2 - The lungs and the mediastina
Describe the surface structure of...,
What is the oblique fissure in th...,
What is the oblique fissure in th...
43  cards
Session 7 - TB
What was the biggest advance in t...,
Where is tb most prevalent,
What area has the highest inciden...
56  cards
Session 7 - Lung Cancer
Describe incidence of lung cancer...,
Describe incidence of lung cancer...,
How does incidence of lung cancer...
49  cards
Session 3 - Mechanics of Breathing
Why is work done during breathing,
What is the pleural seal,
What happens if the lung are remo...
84  cards
Session 5 - Control of breathing, Hypoxia and Respiratory Failure
What is hypoxia,
What is hypercapnia,
What is hypocapnia
69  cards
Session 5 - Asthma
Describe the epidemiology of asthma,
How many adults currently receive...,
What are the potential causes of ...
24  cards
Session 6 - COPD, Lower Respiratory Tract Infection and Pneumonia
Give a brief outline of what copd...,
What is airflow obstruction,
Outline the epidemiology of copd
92  cards
Session 2 - The gas exchange
What three factors determine rate...,
How does diffusion resistance change,
Is area a limiting factor in the ...
33  cards
Session 2 - Definitions
Tidal volume,
Inspiratory reserve volume,
Expiratory reserve volume
7  cards
Session 4 - Oxygen in blood
How soluble is oxygen in water at...,
What is the minimum oxygen we nee...,
What problems do we encounter whe...
53  cards
Session 8 - Radiography of the Chest
What is 1,
What is 2,
What is 3
36  cards
Session 8 - Interstitial lung disease
What is interstitial space,
What is interstitial lung disease,
What is the pathophysiology of in...
74  cards
Session 6 - notes
Define chronic bronchitis,
Define emphysema,
Give five changes in airways and ...
10  cards
Additional notes
What is bronchial breathing,
List two conditions which will ca...,
List one other condition which wi...
10  cards

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