FISDAP Airway Exam Study Guide Latest with Complete Solutions

Alveolar air volume - Correct Answer Amount of air that reaches alveoli for gas exchange (approx. 350 ml. For adult male) Tidal volume minus dead space Dead air space - Correct Answer Anatomically: structures that hold air, but can't participate in gas exchange. Physiologically: alveoli or capillaries destroyed by disease Expiratory reserve volume - Correct Answer Amount of gas that can be forcefully expired at the end of a normal expiration Inspiratory reserve volume - Correct Answer Amount of gas that can be forcefully inspired in addition to a normal breaths tidal volume Internal respiration - Correct Answer Exchange of gases between blood cells and tissues Peak expiratory flow - Correct Answer The greatest rate of airflow during forced expiration when lungs are fully inflated Residual volume - Correct Answer After maximal forced exhalation, amount of air remaining not able to be expelled Tidal volume - Correct Answer Amount of air in a respiratory cycle (500 ml, 5-7ml/kg) Minute volume - Correct Answer Amount of gas moved in and out of respiratory tract per minute Air trapping - Correct Answer A respiratory pattern associated with an obstruction in the pulmonary tree. Rate increases to overcome resistance Angle of Louis - Correct Answer Angulation of the sternum that indicates the point where the second rib joins the sternum. (manubriosternal junction) Anoxia - Correct Answer total lack of oxygen available to the tissues Apnea - Correct Answer Respiratory arrest Atelectasis - Correct Answer Abnormal condition characterized by collapse of alveoli, preventing exchange of co2 and o2 in a part of the lungs Barrier device - Correct Answer Thin film of material placed on the patient's face used to prevent direct contact with the patient's mouth during PPV