Pulmonary Circulation — Flashcards

Pulmonary Circulation — Flashcards

Pulmonary Circulation — Flashcards
#1

In zone _____ of the lung, blood flow (Q) is highest

#2

The _____ of a respiratory system pressure-volume curve represents lung compliance

#3

In zone 2 of the lung, blood flow is driven by the difference between _____ and alveolar pressure

#4

The two sources of the physiologic shunt are _____ blood flow and a small portion of coronary venous blood (drains into the left ventricle via the thebesian vein)

#5

Water fall effect has been used to describe the blood flow in the _____ portion of lung.

#6

The graph given below shows _____ _____thoracic obstruction

Hint: variable/fixed

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#7

The graph given depicts the _____ effect

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#8

The alveolar gas equation states that the alveolar Po2 (PAo2) equals: _____

#9

According to Fick's law, the rate of diffusion of a gas (Vgas) is equal to: _____

#10

What equation may be used to determine the physiologic dead space (VD)? _____

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