UTA Nurs 5315 Mod 6 questions with correct answers

Minute Ventilation is a ___________ - Answer Measure of how effective ventilation is RR x volume of air per breath Alveolar ventilation an only be assessed by measuring a __________ - Answer PaCO2 The ________ and the _____________ are located in the medulla and are responsible for controlling breathing patterns - Answer Dorsal respiratory group (DRG) Ventral respiratory group (VRG) Where are the peripheral chemoreceptors located that monitor ? - Answer aorta and carotid arteries pH and PaO2 levels What is compliance used to describe? - Answer how easily the lungs and chest wall can be stretched ________ compliance means that the lungs and chest wall are difficult to inflate - Answer decreased Compliance ______ with COPD - Answer increases