Surfactant function and synthesis US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Surfactant function and synthesis Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 1: Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis is a(n) _____ lung disease where proteinaceous material fills the alveoli
Answer: restrictive
Flashcard 2: A lung with _____ compliance is easier to fill
Answer: high
Flashcard 3: What is the effect of pneumonia on lung compliance?_____
Answer: Decreased compliance
Flashcard 4: The compliance of the lungs and chest wall is _____ proportional to their elastance
Answer: inversely
Flashcard 5: Lung _____ describes the change in lung volume for a given change in lung pressure
Answer: compliance
Flashcard 6: What is the function of elastin?
Answer: give stretchy property to different tissues
Flashcard 7: Lung compliance may be calculated by the equation C = _____
Answer: ΔV/ΔP
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Flashcard 8: To compensate for reduced lung compliance, obese patients have _____-_____ breathing
Answer: rapid
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Flashcard 9: During expiration, the slope of the pressure-volume loop _____ as the density of surfactant molecules rapidly _____
Answer: increases
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Flashcard 10: What is the effect of emphysema on lung compliance?
_____
Answer: Increased compliance
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