Respiratory — Flashcards

Flashcard 151: Increasing the _____ increases the alveolar ventilation and helps decrease PaCO2

Answer: tidal volume

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Flashcard 152: _____-cell disorders all present with recurrent sinopulmonary and GI defects

Answer: B

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Flashcard 153: Restrictive lung disease = _____ FVC and _____ FEV1

Answer: ↓

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Flashcard 154: Extrathoraic obstruction → _____ stridor Intrathoracic obstruction → _____ wheeze

Answer: inspiratory

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Flashcard 155: Which immunoglobulin binds directly to mast cells and basophils? _____

Answer: IgE

Flashcard 156: When IgA is released into the mucosa, the poly Ig receptor becomes the _____, which protects IgA from luminal proteases

Answer: secretory component

Flashcard 157: Which type of immunity (innate or adaptive) includes chemical barriers, such as lysozyme and defensins? _____

Answer: Innate immunity

Flashcard 158: What type of upper airway obstruction is seen in vocal cord paralysis / dysfunction and laryngeal tumors?_____

Answer: Variable extrathoracic obstruction

Flashcard 159: The law of Laplace states that the collapsing pressure of an alveoli, P, is equal to _____

Answer: 2T / r

Flashcard 160: Tetanus toxin inhibits inhibitory release of GABA and glycine from _____ cells in the spinal cord

Answer: Renshaw