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14 Cards in this Set
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Apnoea
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absence of breathing
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Dyspnoea
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Difficulty breathing
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Tachypnoea
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Rapid resp
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Hyperventilation
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Rapid, shallow breathing
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Adrenergic nerves
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Noradrenaline
Sympathetic NS |
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Cholinergic nerves
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Sympathetic and
Parasympathetic |
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Asthma
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by a
narrowing or complete obstruction of the air passageways resulting in impaired gas |
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Extrinsic: what happens
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due to allergen
Severely narrowed or obstructed airways Air enters, but cannot be expired |
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Intrisic
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Alterattion in ANS
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COAD
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Chronic Obstructive Airways Disease
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What is COAD
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Difficultly in moving ‘air’ (O2 &CO2) into and out of
the lungs. Air becomes trapped in the alveoli |
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Emphysema
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loss of lung elacticity
destruction of alveoli sacs and walls |
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Respiratory pharmacology
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Bronchodilators
a) Beta2 agonists b. Anticholinergics (anti-muscarinic agents) Methylxanthines Corticosteroids a. Inhaled corticosteroids b. Systemic corticosteroids Antibiotics (week 7) 5. Oxygen therapy |
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SSRI and what does it do?
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selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
block the reuptake of serotonin tremour, headache nausea, anorexia |
