FISDAP Airway Exam Study Guide RATED A+ LATEST UPDATE 2023|2024

FISDAP Airway Exam Study Guide (2022/2023) Rated A+ Alveolar air volume Amount of air that reaches alveoli for gas exchange (approx. 350 ml. For adult male) Tidal volume minus dead space Dead air space Anatomically: structures that hold air, but can't participate in gas exchange. Physiologically: alveoli or capillaries destroyed by disease Expiratory reserve volume Amount of gas that can be forcefully expired at the end of a normal expiration Inspiratory reserve volume Amount of gas that can be forcefully inspired in addition to a normal breaths tidal volume Internal respiration Exchange of gases between blood cells and tissues Peak expiratory flow The greatest rate of airflow during forced expiration when lungs are fully inflated Residual volume After maximal forced exhalation, amount of air remaining not able to be expelle