Cardiopulmonary Anatomy & Physiology
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ISBN: 9781337794909
Author: Des Jardins, Terry.
Publisher: Cengage Learning,
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Chapter 3, Problem 1CAQ1
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When the patient was in the emergency department what pulmonary function measurement served as an important clinical indicator of the severity of the patient's asthma attack?
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Cardiopulmonary Anatomy & Physiology
Ch. 3 - The volume of air that can be exhaled after a...Ch. 3 - In an obstructive lung disorder, the 1. FRC is...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3RQCh. 3 - Which of the following can be obtained from a...Ch. 3 - The MVV in normal healthy men ages 20 to 30 years...Ch. 3 - Prob. 6RQCh. 3 - Which of the following forced expiratory...Ch. 3 - Normally, the percentage of the total volume...Ch. 3 - 9. Which of the following forced expiratory...Ch. 3 - The residual volume/total lung capacity ratio in...
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- Case 2 1. This patient demonstrated both obstructive and restrictive lung disorders. During the first part of the case, which pulmonary function studies verified that the patient had an obstructive pulmonary disorder? _______________________ ________________________arrow_forwardCase 1 As a result of the severe left heart failure and increased pulmonary blood pressure in the case, fluid moved out of the pulmonary capillaries and into the extracapillary spaces. The pathologic process caused the thickness of the alveolar-capillary membrane to______arrow_forwardIn an obstructive lung disorder, the 1. FRC is decreased 2. RV is increased 3. VC is decreased 4. IRV is increased A. 1 and 3 only B. 2 and 3 only C. 2 and 4 only D. 2,3 and 4 onlyarrow_forward
- If the pressure in the pulmonary artery is 34 mm Hg and the pressure in the left atrium is 9 mm Hg, what is the driving pressure? A. 9 mm Hg B. 17 mm Hg C. 25 mm Hg D. 34 mm Hgarrow_forwardCase 1 The pathophysiologic process that developed in this case was corrected with______. During each breath, the patient's chest wall (caved inward_____________; moved outward __________) and then returned to normal ___________at the end of each expiration.arrow_forwardThe mean intraluminal pressure in the pulmonary capillaries is A. 5 mm Hg B. 10 mm Hg C. 15 mm Hg D. 20 mm Hgarrow_forward
- Case 2 As a result of the hyperinflation, the patient's work of breathing increased because her lungs were inflated to the very top of their pressure- volume curve. As the pressure-volume curve illustrates, lung compliance is very (high __________; low_______) on the upper, flat portion of the pressure-volume curve.arrow_forwardCase 2 As fluid accumulated in the patients alveoli, the diffusion of oxygen into the pulmonary capillaries decreased. This was verified by the __________________________________.arrow_forwardCase 2 Because of the lung hyperinflation described in question 1, the patient was generating (small_________; large_____) pleural pressure changes with (little or no ________ moderate to large_________) volume changes.arrow_forward
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