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N244 RESPIRATORY EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS


What measures oxygenation in the body? - ....ANSWER ...-chemoreceptors


Sa O2>60

CO2 <70


What is lung compliance? - ....ANSWER ...-measure the elasticityy of the

lungs and thorax


What is airway resistance? - ....ANSWER ...-opposition of gas flow in the

airways. Mainly due to the diameter of the airways.




***small changes in diameter produce large changes in resistance.


The amount of carbon dioxide in plasma dictates the? - ....ANSWER ...-

acidity of blood


What does shunt mean? - ....ANSWER ...-it means the amount of blood

circulating through the lungs that does not participate in gas exchange.


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, Normal shunt is


To estimate a patients shunt how do we calculate? - ....ANSWER ...-take the

patient Pa O2 and divide by FiO2.


What is hypoxia? - ....ANSWER ...-decrease tissue profussion.


What is hypoxemia? - ....ANSWER ...-decreased in arterial blood

transportation


Think RAT for hypoxia? - ....ANSWER ...-*restlessness


*agitation, anxiety

*tachycardia, tachypnea


What is acute respiratory failure characterized by? - ....ANSWER ...-PH

<7.35

PCO2>50

PaO2<60


Risk factors for ARF are? - ....ANSWER ...-*increased age


*comorbidities

*sepsis/shock




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