Fisdap Airway Study Guide Questions And Answers RATED A+ 2023|2024 LATEST UPDATE

Fisdap Airway Study Guide Questions And Answers – Verified. Alveolar air volume Correct ans - amount of air that reaches alveoli for gas exchange (approx. 350 ml. For adult male) Tidal volume minus dead space Dead air space Correct ans - 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 Correct ans - amount of gas that can be forcefully expired at the end of a normal expiration Inspiratory reserve volume Correct ans - amount of gas that can be forcefully inspired in addition to a normal breaths tidal volume Internal respiration Correct ans - exchange of gases between blood cells and tissues Peak expiratory flow Correct ans - the greatest rate of airflow during forced expiration when lungs are fully inflated Residual volume Correct ans - after maximal forced exhalation, amount of air remaining not able to be expelled Tidal volume Correct ans - amount of air in a respiratory cycle (500 ml, 5-7ml/kg) Minute volume Correct ans - amount of gas moved in and out of respiratory tract per minute Air trapping Correct ans - a respiratory pattern associated with an obstruction in the pulmonary tree. Rate increases to overcome resistance. Angle of Louis Correct ans - angulation of the sternum that indicates the point where the second rib joins the sternum. (manubriosternal junction) Anoxia Correct ans - total lack of oxygen available to the tissues Apnea Correct ans - respiratory arrest Atelectasis Correct ans - abnormal condition characterized by collapse of alveoli, preventing exchange of CO2 and O2 in a part of the lungs