Fisdap Airway Study Guide with Complete Solutions 2024

Fisdap Airway Study Guide with Complete Solutions 2024 Alveolar air volume - Answer -amount of air that reaches alveoli for gas exchange (approx. 350 ml. For adult male) Tidal volume minus dead space Dead air space - Answer -anatomic dead space are structures that hold air but but can't participate in gas exchange. Physiologic dead space are alveoli or capillaries destroyed by disease Expiratory reserve volume - Answer -amount of gas that can be forcefully expired at the end of a normal expiration Inspiratory reserve volume - Answer -amount of gas that can be forcefully inspired in addition to a normal breaths tidal volume Internal respiration - Answer -exchange of gases between blood cells and tissues Peak expiratory flow - Answer -the greatest rate of airflow during forced expiration when lungs are fully inflated Residual volume - Answer -after maximal forced exhalation, amount of air remaining not able to be expelled Tidal volume - Answer -amount of air in a respiratory cycle (500 ml, 5-7ml/kg) Minute volume - Answer -amount of gas moved in and out of respiratory tract per minute Air trapping - Answer -a respiratory pattern associated with an obstruction in the pulmonary tree. Rate increases to overcome resistance. Angle of Louis - Answer -angulation of the sternum that indicates the point where the second rib joins the sternum. (manubriosternal junction) Anoxia - Answer -total lack of oxygen available to the tissues Apnea - Answer -respiratory arrest Atelectasis - Answer -abnormal condition characterized by collapse of alveoli, preventing exchange of CO2 and O2 in a part of the lungs Barrier device - Answer -thin film of material placed on the patient's face used to prevent direct contact with the patient's mouth during PPV Carina - Answer -where the trachea divides into right and left bronchi Ronchi - Answer -rattling or rumbling in the lungs. Inspiration and expiration. Fluid in larger airways and may be cleared from a cough.