Why is it beneficial for CO2 chemoreceptor sensitivity to be increased when a woman is pregnant?

Q: It is not usually necessary to assess arterial blood gases when diagnosing and treating asthma.…

A: Here we have to discuss about a patient had Po2 level 60 mmHg and a Pco2 level is 30 mmHg. Now we…

Q: Explain HCl Production?

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

Q: What respiratory problems can arise from habitual smoking? Explain how these problems may develop…

A: Smoking not only leads to respiratory diseases but it causes a whole lot of other diseases including…

Q: How the Respiratory systems are involved in puberty, reproduction, and pregnancy. What is the effect…

A: There occurs many changes in the body at the time of puberty because puberty is the age at which the…

Q: Why do minute amounts of CO2 and CO impurities in a breathing mixture exert such profound…

A: Breathing is the physical process of taking in air containing oxygen to lungs where the oxygen is…

Q: Why is epinephrine an effective emergency treatment for an acute asthmatic episode?

A: Asthma is the allergy of lungs.   Epinephrine and nor epinephrine (Emergency hormone ) are…

Q: what is the effect of moderate activity on hemoglobin in young females

A: The moderate activity has an impact on hemoglobin levels in young females. With some activities like…

Q: how an increase in arterial PCO2 can be detected by the central chemoreceptor in the brain?

A: Central chemoreception traditionally refers to a change in ventilation attributable to changes in…

Q: Why the normal Respiration in adult (14-24) per minutes but in infant (24-34) per minutes?

A: The process by which oxygen from the outside environment moves into the body and eventually to the…

Q: Theophylline, a methylxanthine like caffeine, is used to treat asthma. Explain the mechanism by…

A: Asthma is a respiratory disorder that inflames the airway. This occurs because of allergen, cold…

Q: Why Do Ventilation–Perfusion Abnormalities Affect O2 More Than CO2?

A: Ventilation and perfusion are the two properties related to the exchange of oxygen and carbon…

Q: Explain how allergens such as pollen affect the upperrespiratory tract.

A: The upper respiratory tract consists of the nasal cavity, pharynx and larynx. When we breathe air,…

Q: A newborn exhibits signs of respiratory distress due to the lack of surfactant. She has signs of low…

A: Lungs are the respiratory organs which receive oxygen from the environment and supply the oxygen to…

Q: When blood oxygen levels markedly decrease, what vascular response does the chemoreceptor reflex…

A: In adults, a reflex tachycardia happens when oxygen is reduced or the carbon dioxide indulge is…

Q: What are the three types of bronchodilators, and how do they function to alleviate the symptoms of…

A: Bronchodilators are the drugs that reverse bronchoconstriction, thus opening the air passages in the…

Q: As we know GERD and Asthma are linked with each other in a same individual. So what is the mechanism…

A: GERD stands for Gastroesophageal disease. It is a disorder of the digestive system which is…

Q: What is the purpose of determining the FC:FS ratio?

A: FC/FS ratio was put forward by the Geldreich in year 1964 in the water body

Q: Given the difficulty in conducting a manipulative experiment to identify the effects of elevated CO2…

A: Global warming is a phenomenon in which the earth's temperature rises constantly due to greenhouse…

Q: Why might a doctor smell the breath of a person known to have diabetes who has just passed out?

A: Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic disorders that is characterized by a high blood sugar…

Q: what kind of research supports (or rejects) the elevated CO2 claim?

A: The word "pollution" means anything that has a detrimental effect on the atmosphere or on existing…

Q: Which of the folloqing statements about BPG and its effect on oxygen transport is NOT true?

A: BPG and its effect on oxygen transfer 2,3 - Bisphosphoricglyceric acid is present in red blood…

Q: A respiratory therapist must draw arterial blood from a patient before O2 therapy can be initiated.…

A: Oxygen therapy is the process of administering oxygen to increase blood oxygen levels. Oxygen…

Q: What changes in the FEV1/FVC would you expect to see with restrictive pulmonary disease?  Remember…

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Q: Given the following ABG (arterial blood gas) values for an asthmatic patient, what is your…

A: The diagnosis for this ABG is Non-compensated Respiratory Acidosis. The reason for diagnosis is  As…

Q: Describe the mechanism of action of eicosanoids. Give examples of eicosanoids used to treat…

A: Eicosanoids Eicosanoids are derived from the polyunsaturated fatty acids called Prostaglandins…

Q: What happens to pCO2 levels as the disease (Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis) progresses, and what…

A: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a type of lung disease that results in the scattering of lungs for…

Q: Do normal breathing conditions increase or decrease CO2 concentration?

A: Carbon dioxide (CO2) reacts with water to form carbonic acid. Increase in CO2 concentration results…

Q: who is most at risk of respiratory distress due to a lack of surfactant? Is there a gestational age…

A: A serious and occasionally life-threatening condition of increasing respiratory complications is…

Q: How does the lowering HCO3− concentrations inside redblood cells affect CO2 transport?

A: Lowering HCO3 or Hydrogen Bicarbonate concentrations inside red blood affects CO2 transport in some…

Q: Breathing in too much carbon monoxide will most likely result in the production of what

A: The process of cellular respiration is by which nutrients are broken down and are converted to…

Q: egmental bronchus 4.5 12.7 2.5 3.5 392 107 21 22

A: INTRODUCTION Poiseuille’s law According to Poiseuille’s law the velocity of a liquid that flows…

Q: Describe the function of peripheral chemoreceptors as it relates to the respiratory system

A: The chemoreceptor is also called as chemosensor which is the specialised sensory receptor cell that…

Q: How is CO2 release from tissue to red blood cells and to the lungs for exhalation?

A: Cellular respiration is the process by which energy is produced from the nutrients ingested. Energy…

Q: Does corticosteroids (steroid based drugs) increases the risk of getting pneumonia? and why

A: Corticosteroids are a class of drugs that lowers inflammation in the body. They also reduce immune…

Q: At high altitude, red blood cells ____  production of BPG, which causes a/an ____ in Hb's O2 binding…

A: Blood contains platelets, plasma, RBC and WBC. RBC contains haemoglobin, which helps in the…

Q: Which of the following will stimulate the peripheral chemoreceptors? O Polycythemia O Hypocapnia O…

A: Chemical control of breathing is carried out by chemoreceptors. The chemoreceptors are sensory nerve…

Q: Please match the followings in Question column with type of receptors stimulated. 1. Increase in…

A: Chemosensor is the second name of chemoreceptor which actually belongs to a special type of sensory…

Q: the pulmonary system does serve as the supplier of O2 and disposes the produced Co2. O True O False

A: Introduction  The respiratory system is a biological system in animals and plants that consists of…

Q: Which conditions would curve A most likely resemble?

A: oxygen-hemoglobin dissociation curve tells about the oxygen saturation of hemoglobin (binding) with…