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Almost no particle greater than approx __ mm in size is allowed to enter the trachea
6
GA affects noses ability to?
heat/humidify air
Which conchae is in the pathway of airflow in the nose?
inferior
What is most commonly injured during nasal intubation?
inferior conchae
Eustachian drainage can be obstructed when?
inferior concha or adenoid tonsils become inflamed
What is alar cartilage?
cartilage around entrance to nostrils that flares during heavy breathing
Nostril opening leads into?
vestibule
course hairs in the nostril opening are called?
vibrissae
Direction of motion of cilia is toward?
exterior of the nasal cavity
What is ligated for persistent nosebleeds?
interior maxillary artery
Where does the pharynx extend to?
base of skull to C6
Blood supply to pharynx is from?
branches of external carotid artery
Larynx extends from?
C3-C6
What is the chief support for larynx?
hyoid bone
rima glottidis is?
the space between the true vocal cords
What muscles lengthen the vocal cords?
cricothyroid
What muscles shorten the vocal cords?
thryoarytenoid
External SLN innervates?
cricothyroid cartilages
Internal SLN provides?
sensation from epiglottis down to cords
RLN supples sensation to the?
larynx below the vocal cords
RLN innervates?
all muscles of larynx except cricothyroid
Blood supply to larynx?
superior/inferior thyroid artery
Blood supply to trachea?
inferior thyroid artery
Sensory innervation of trachea is from?
vagus nerve
If you flex the neck, the ETT moves?
downward and endobronchial intubation may result
If you extend the neck, the ETT moves?
upward and extubation may occur
What thoracic levels correspond anteriorly to the angle of Louis on the sternum?
T4-T5
How many generations exist before the alveoli?
20-25
Where is the first place that gas exchange occurs?
respiratory bronchioles
What are the pores of Kohn?
small pores in alveoli that allow collateral gas flow between alveoli
What is the respiratory zone comprised of?
respiratory bronchioles, alveolar ducts, alveolar sacs, and alveoli
What is the conducting zone comprised of?
all parts of the airway (from nose to terminal bronchioles) that conduct gas without exchanging gas with the blood
The left lung respresents ___% of TLC
45
The right lung represents ____% of TLC
55
What law describes that as increased volume causes decreased pressure?
boyles
What muscles contract during normal breathing?
diaphragm and external intercostals
Each half of the diaphragm is innervated by what nerve?
phrenic
What muscles may be used to augment exhalation?
intercostal muscles
How far does the diaphragm descend?
1-2 cm
What is a condition that impedes chest excursion?
thoracic kyphosis (increase chest diameter)
When the diaphragm contracts during inspiration, what two things occur?
1. Raises intraabdominal pressure
2. Lowers intrathoracic pressure
When the diaphragm is paralyzed it cannot? and what occurs?
contract, moves upward from normal position
-results in paradoxical movement
For air to move into alveoli, alveolar pressure must be less than?
atmospheric pressure
Compliance is _______ dependent
volume
Lung is less compliant at?
very high and very low lung volumes
Slope of inspiratory curve is less at?
both very low and high volumes
Where does most of the energy come from to expand lungs at particularly low volumes?
surface tension
How do you calculate static effective compliance?
TV/(plateau pressure - PEEP)
How can you observe a plateau pressure on a ventiator?
inspiratory pause
How do you calculate dynamic compliance?
TV/(PIP-PEEP)
What does LaPlace's Law state? does it occur in the lung?
P=T/r, does not occur in the lung
Why does LaPlace's law not occur in the lung?
pulmonary surfactant produced by type II cells
What does pulmonary surfactant consist of?
phospholipid dipalmitoyl lecithin
Does surfactant preferentially decrease surface tension more in small or large alveoli?
small
L/S ratio stands for?
lecithin to sphingomyelin
What is transpulmonary pressure?
difference between intraalveolar and pleural pressure
Pleural pressure is normally?
slightly negative
Transpulmonary pressure does what?
oscillates b/t slightly negative during inspiration to slightly positive during expiration
True laminar occurs where?
in smaller airways
Resistance to laminar flow follows _________ law
Poiseuille's
Where does the greatest resistance of airflow reside?
in medium-sized bronchi
SNS and sympathomimetic drugs (NE, EPI, isoproterenol) produce?
bronchodilation
PSNS and parasympathomimetic drugs (ACh) produce?
bronchoconstriction
Parasympatholytic drugs (atropine and ipratroprium) cause?
bronchodilation
restrictive lung diseases result in_______ lung volumes.
decreased
What is the calcualtion for alveolar ventilation?
(VT-2ml/kg) x RR
Define residual volume?
amt of gas left after maximal exhalation (1.5L)
Define ERV?
volume of gas expelled from lungs during maximal forced exhalation
Define IRV?
volume of gas inhaled into lungs during a maximal forced inhalation
TLC is the sum of what four lung volumes?
RV+ERV+IRV+VT
VC?
amount of air forcibly exhaled from lungs after maximal inspiratory effort
FRC?
volume of gas contained in the lungs after normal quiet expiration
sum of ERV and RV
Closing volume is approx what % of TLC at age 20?
30%, increases to approx 55% at age 70
During inspiration, intraalveolar pressure does what?
becomes slightly negative with respect to atmospheric pressure (causes air to flow inward)
During expiration, intraalveolar pressure does what?
increases to 1 mm Hg above atmospheric pressure
(air flow outward)
Anatomic dead space is?
volume of conducting airways
Alveolar dead space
alveoli that are ventilated but not perfused
What is physiologic dead space (Vds)?
sum of anatomic dead space plus alveolar dead space
-calculated with Bohr equation
What is the total surface area for gas exchange?
60-80 m2
At FRC, what alveoli are more compliant?
dependent
Respiratory quotient
ratio of amount of CO2 produced to quantity of O2 consumed
~normally 0.8
What is the partial pressure of water vapor?
47 mm Hg
PVR is ____ of SVR
1/8
PVR is increased by what 5 things? combo of physiologic effects and drugs
NE, serotonin, histamine, hypoxia, hypercapnia
PVR is decreased by what 2 drugs?
acetylcholine and isoproterenol
Bronchial veins anastomose with?
pulmonary veins, contributes to the addition of unoxygenated blood to the left side of the heart
Pulmonary blood flow is regulated by changes in?
oxygen and carbon dioxide tension
High oxygen tension and hypocapnia ________ pulmonary vessels
vasodilate
Hypercarbia and acidosis ________ pulmonary vessels
vasoconstrict
Zone 1?
PA>pa, no blood flow, alveolar dead space
Zone 2?
PA>pa>pv
Zone 3?
Pa>Pv>PA, continous blood flow
Distance across respiratory membrane is less than?
1 micron
What tends to hold fluid in the pulmonary capillaries?
plasma colloid oncotic pressure
Does pulmonary edema affect oxygenation more than CO2?
yes, b/c CO2 is 20x more diffusible than O2
Ventilation is approximately how many L/min?
4
Pulmonary blood flow is approximately how many L/min?
5
V-Q perfusion ratio=
4/5=0.8
Alveoli that are ventilated but not perfused, Q= ___?, V/Q= ___?
Dead space, Q=0, V/Q= infinity
Alveoli that are perfused but not ventilated, V=___? V/Q= ___?
physiologic shunt, V=0, V/Q= 0
Low CO results in?
low pulmonary blood flow and increased deadspace, reflected by low ETCO2
With PPV, distribution of ventilation becomes?
more uniform to the lung
Mean pulmonary transit time for blood is ?
4-5 seconds
Blood spends approximately _____ seconds in pulmonary capillaries.
0.75
In a normal lung, it takes approxmiately ____ seconds to equilibrate between alveolar air and pulmonary capillary blood.
0.25
Diffusivity?
the solubility divided by the square root of the MW
Hematocrit is approximately = to?
Hgb x3
Bohr effect?
influence of pH and PCo2 on HgbO2 dissociation curve
P50 is?
the Pa02 at which 50% of the Hgb is saturated
Normal P50 is?
26-27
What is nitrate poisoning or NTG overdose treated with?
O2 therapy and methylene blue (1-2mg/kg IV over 5 minutes)
Normal Ca02?
20 mL of 02 per 100 ml of arterial blood
Normal Cv02?
15 mL of 02 per 100 mL mixed venous blood
What is the normal arteriovenous O2 content difference?
5mL/dL of blood
A difference >5 indicates?
low Co
A difference < 5 indicates?
systemic arteriovenous shunts
How is CO2 carried mainly?
as bicarbonate ions, 80-90% carried this way
-when bicarb leaves the blood cells, chloride ions enter to maintain electical neutrality
when blood contains mainly oxygenated Hgb, the Co2 dissociation curve shifts to the ?
right
when blood contains mainly deoxygenated Hgb, the Co2 dissociation curve shifts to the ?
left
The shift according to oxgenated vs deoxygenated Hgb and CO2 is due to what effect?
Haldane (Bohr effect)
Respiratory acidosis?
Elevation in PaC02, decrease in pH
An acute change in PaC02 of _____ mm Hg changes ph ____ units
10, 0.08
Metabolic acidosis?
Decreased HCO3, decrease in pH
A bicarbonate increase of ____ mEq/L increases the pH ____ units
10, 0.15
Mixed acidosis can produce a dramatically ____ ph
decreased
Respiratory alkalosis
decreased PaC02, increase ph
Metabolic alkalosis
increased HCO3, increase in pH
The respiratory system can rapidly compensate for?
metabolic acidosis or alkalosis by altering alveolar ventilation
What changes to increase or decrease alveolar ventilation?
Hydrogen ions
Kidneys can compensate for respiratory and metabolic acidosis of NONRENAL origin by?
excreting fixed acid and retaining bicarbonate
Kidneys compensate for respiratory and metabolic alkalosis of NONRENAL origin by?
decreasing H ion excretion and decreasing retention of bicarbonate
Should respiratory acidosis be treated with bicarbonate?
no
Should severe metabolic acidosis be treated with bicarbonate?
yes
Acidosis from renal failure is best treated with?
dialysis
How do you treat lactic acidosis?
bicarbonate