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30 Cards in this Set
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Define 'Respiratory Failure'
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The inadequate gas exchange by the respiratory system such that arterial oxygen and/or carbon dioxide cannot be maintained within normal ranges
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'The inadequate gas exchange by the respiratory system such that arterial oxygen and/or carbon dioxide cannot be maintained within normal ranges' defines...
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Respiratory failure
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What is 'hypoxaemia'?
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A drop in blood oxygenation
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A drop in blood oxygenation is known as...
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Hypoxaemia
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A rise in arterial carbon dioxide levels is known as...
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Hypercapnia
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What is 'hypercapnia'?
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A rise in arterial carbon dioxide levels
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The normal reference values for oxygen PaO2 are greater than...
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60 mmHg (8.0 kPa)
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The normal reference values for carbon dioxide PaCO2 are less than...
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45 mmHg (6.0 kPa)
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What is type I respiratory failure?
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Respiratory failure when hypercapnia is not present
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What is type II respiratory failure?
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Respiratory failures when hypercapnia is present
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Respiratory failure when hypercapnia is not present
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Type I respiratory failure
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Respiratory failures when hypercapnia is present
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Type II respiratory failure
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What is an 'obstructive disease'?
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A disease in which there is an increase in resistance to airflow
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'A disease in which there is an increase in resistance to airflow' defines...
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Obstructive disease
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Asthma is an example of respiratory failure T/F
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F - it is an example of an obstructive disease
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Emphysema is an example of an obstructive disease T/F
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What is a 'restrictive disease'?
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A disease in which movement of the thorax or lungs is restricted
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'A disease in which movement of the thorax or lungs is restricted' defines...
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A restrictive disease
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Give an example of a restrictive disease.
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Interstitial fibrosis
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A long-term, progressive disease of the lung(s) and occurs when the alveolar walls are destroyed along with the capillary blood vessels that run within them
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Emphysema
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In emphysema, the alveolar walls are destroyed, but the capillary blood vessels that run within them are maintained T/F
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Surface area potential for gaseous exchange is decreased in emphysema T/F
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Normal shape of the airways, however, is maintained upon exhalation during emphysema T/F
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'Early airway closure air-trapping' in emphysema leads to a change in what lung volume?
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A raised residual volume
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Residual volume is raised in emphysema T/F
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What are the typical characteristics of asthma? (3)
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Variable and recurring symptoms
Airflow obstruction Bronchospasm |
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Bronchitis is a type of COPD T/F
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How do you define bronchitis?
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The presece of a productive cough that lasts for three months or more per year for at least two years
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What is a 'productive' cough?
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A cough that produce phlegm
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A cough that produce phlegm is known as a...
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Productive cough
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