Surfactant acts to maintain lung compliance by decreasing which factor?
ASurface tension
BPleural fluid secretion
CIntrathoracic pressure
DPleural pressure
In RDS in a child, which cells are found defective?
ABronchial epithelium
BType 2 pneumocytes
CType 1 pneumocytes
DClara cells
An elderly male on ventilator has received atracurium infusion for 3 days. He now develops epileptic fits. Probable cause for his epilepsy is:
AVentilator failure
BAccumulation of Atracurium
CAccumulation of Laudanosine
DAllergy to drug
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