OSA, causes hypoventilation and resulting _____ hypoxia and hypercapnia
#2
In the _____, hypoxia causes vaso-constriction
#3
Both peripheral and central chemoreceptors contribute to increased ventilation that occurs as a result of decreased _____.
#4
High altitude initially causes _____ alkalosis and hypoxia, which may cause acute altitude sickness
#5
In response to high altitude, there is chronic hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction which results in pulmonary _____ and RV hypertrophy
#6
Water fall effect has been used to describe the blood flow in the _____ portion of lung.
#7
The graph given below shows _____ _____thoracic obstruction
Hint: variable/fixed
#8
The graph given depicts the _____ effect
#9
The alveolar gas equation states that the alveolar Po2 (PAo2) equals:
_____
#10
According to Fick's law, the rate of diffusion of a gas (Vgas) is equal to:
_____
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Flashcard 1: OSA, causes hypoventilation and resulting _____ hypoxia and hypercapnia
Answer: transient
Flashcard 2: In the _____, hypoxia causes vaso-constriction
Answer: lungs
Flashcard 3: Both peripheral and central chemoreceptors contribute to increased ventilation that occurs as a result of decreased _____.
Answer: arterial blood pressure
Flashcard 4: High altitude initially causes _____ alkalosis and hypoxia, which may cause acute altitude sickness
Answer: respiratory
Flashcard 5: In response to high altitude, there is chronic hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction which results in pulmonary _____ and RV hypertrophy
Answer: hypertension
Flashcard 6: Water fall effect has been used to describe the blood flow in the _____ portion of lung.
Answer: middle
Flashcard 7: The graph given below shows _____ _____thoracic obstruction
Answer: variable
Flashcard 8: The graph given depicts the _____ effect
Answer: Haldane
Flashcard 9: The alveolar gas equation states that the alveolar Po2 (PAo2) equals:
_____
Answer:
Flashcard 10: According to Fick's law, the rate of diffusion of a gas (Vgas) is equal to:
_____
Answer:
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