What are the indications and contraindications of oxygen therapy?

Q: What changes in Pip and Ptp would be needed to re-expand the lung?

A: Lungs are the air-filled organ located on both sides of the chest. The lungs perform mainly four…

Q: Besides increased availability, what are other potential advantages of laboratory-grown lungs (or…

A: Besides increased availability, laboratory-grown lungs (or other tissues) are a groundbreaking…

Q: Does exercise affect the ventilation rate? How?

A: While exercising, ventilation may increase from 5-6l/min to more than 100l/min. Ventilation and…

Q: What is altitude sickness? What its causes and symptoms? How does human body try to overcome…

A: The processes that occur in the presence of oxygen are termed as aerobic respiration. The body needs…

Q: Explain the Hazards of Positive-Pressure Ventilation?

A: Ventilation is defined as the exchange of air between the lungs and the atmosphere. In this process…

Q: What is the mechanism of Pulmonary respiration?

A: The human body is a well built machine in which all the organs coordinate together to make it work.…

Q: How does the partial pressure of oxygen change as altitude changes?How does the partial pressure of…

A: The partial pressure of the oxygen changes when the altitude changes. The partial pressure of oxygen…

Q: State the three major goals of oxygen therapy

A: The human body consists of various organ systems, while the respiratory system is composed of organs…

Q: What is Positive-Pressure Ventilation?

A: Ventilation is defined as the process of exchange of air between the lungs and the atmosphere…

Q: What are some possible causes of hypoxemia?

A: Hypoxemia is the condition where the low level of oxygen is present in the cells and tissues.

Q: How does pneumonia cause hypoxia?

A: Pneumonia is a disease of the lungs that may be generated by pathogens (bacteria, viruses, or…

Q: nursing considerations of oxygen therapy?

A: Oxygen therapy is cheap, widely available and used in a variety of settings to relieve or prevent…

Q: Discuss the pathogenesis of hypoxic injury?

A: Pathogenesis It is the process by which a disease or disorder develops. It can include factors which…

Q: What are the Causes of Pulmonary Surfactant Deficiency?

A: Pulmonary surfactant  can be defined as the mixture of lipids and proteins which is secreted by the…

Q: Which equipment is used to facilitate breathing during serious breathing problems?

A: Some of the serious breathing problems are seen in the case of diseases such as asthma, pleural…

Q: What is the scientific basis of impaired gas exchange related to immature pulmonary functioning?

A: Oxygen is essential for various cellular processes and carbon dioxide, produced as a byproduct of…

Q: 1. What are the indications and contraindications of oxygen therapy? 2. What are nursing…

A: Treatment with supplemental oxygen is done in a variety of situations in the clinical setting.

Q: How is a basic knowledge of the effects of exercise on the cardiopulmonary systems is helpful to the…

A: The cardiopulmonary adaptations made to dynamic and static exercise show the incredible capacity of…

Q: In addition to the corticosteroid therapy, what factor in Fick's law was used therapeutically to…

A: The Fick’s law equation relates the thickness indirectly to the amount of diffusion. It also relates…

Q: Define the term hypovolemia?

A: Blood is a biological fluid that is composed of cells i.e. erthryocytes, leucocytes and thrombocytes…

Q: What is the primary goal of Pulmonary rehabilitation?

A: The respiratory system is the network of organs that help to breathe and helps to move oxygen…

Q: What are three possible reasons that breathing changes during exercise?

A: Introduction -When we exercise or our body works harder we use more oxygen and consequently give…

Q: What is the precise mechanism responsible for increased alveolar ventilation during exercise?

A: Respiration is the process through which oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged between the…

Q: What is hypoxia?

A: Sometimes a body do not get enough oxygen and It can be due to two conditions :- 1) Hypoxemia  2 )…