Respiratory rate

against our respiratory needs, since we only use about one third of our lung capacity (all-science-fair-projects.com, 2013). The lung capacity of a person usually depends on his or her gender, height, weight and…

reduces the surface area involved in respiration. Symptoms include dypnea , cough that wont go away, difficulty breathing when exercising, barrel chest yet thin limbs, significant weight loss, and labored breathing (Dr. Goodwin, 2017). 3. Progressive respiratory failure: In this disease, "the gas exchange between the air and circulating blood is severely impaired, causing abnormal levels of tissue gases that can be life threatening." symptoms are: persistent cough, dypnea ( especially with…

The Respiratory System Organisation of cells in the system Specialised multicellular cells are very important when it comes to the organisation of cells in any type of system. Multicellular organisms are organisms which are made up of many different cells as opposed to unicellular organisms which are single celled. Multicellular organisms undergo functions such as obtaining food, moving, defending and reproducing (example of a multicellular animal); these functions are the response of the…

place. Blood now has higher concentrations of carbon dioxide where it will be pumped to the heart and then diffuses into the alveoli of the lungs from the blood stream where it will be exhaled. Hypoventilation is breathing at an unusually slower rate which increases CO2 concentration in the blood. Hyperventilation is rapid breathing that decreases CO2 concentration in blood. Hyperventilation occurs when one has a panic attack, it is also a symptom of heart and lung disorders. The normal…

1.Introduction COPD is the common chronic disease with the high rate of morbidity and mortality. It is estimated that COPD will become the third leading cause of death in 2020.1 The most noticeable symptoms of this disease are productive cough, shortness of breath and limited exercise capacity. While the main obvious pathophysiological hallmark of COPD is Expiratory Flow limitation which causes acute dynamic lung hyperinflation, dyspnea is increasingly implicated as the primary symptom causes…

Breathing is not that easy for some people and they can deal with many complications at any point in time, the main focus is abnormal breathing patterns, but mainly Cheyne-Stokes. Many people who have an abnormal breathing pattern has a consistent rate and rhythm. Abnormal breathing patterns are categorized into two general categories. The first category is directly related with pulmonary and thoracic diseases which deals with increasing the work of breathing, this is caused by having help from…

in the body. When complications with infections occur regions of the lung can fill with fluid, also babies born premature can have underdeveloped lungs causing increased surface tension. These cause the lungs to remain closed, a disease called respiratory distress syndrome. The deformation of biological cells when exposed to different flow conditions is a problem. Surface tension on an air–liquid boundary creates liquid flows, which causes the lung to close due to the formation of a liquid…

the tissue or organ system is the result of form following function. As a result, when an anatomical aspect deviates from its intended shape or composition, the effect can prove detrimental. This occurrence is especially caustic in regards to the respiratory system, which is paramount for staying alive. A prime example of how dangerous a divergence from the typical lung-layout can be is Lymphangioleiomyomatosis. In order to fully understand Lymphangioleiomyomatosis, its symptoms, affected…

Ventilation Ventilation is the movement of air in and out of the lungs, also known as inspiration and expiration as previously stated. Respirations are controlled by the medulla oblongata in the brain. The medulla oblongata initiates the signal for the respiratory muscles to…

effects of pranayama on cardiorespiratory function (n=36). The outcome measures used in the study were peak expiratory flow rate, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, pulse pressure, pulse rate and respiratory rate. Out of these parameters a significant increase was noted in peak expiratory flow rate and pulse pressure. A significant decrease was seen in pulse rate, respiratory rate and diastolic blood pressure while showing an insignificant decrease in systolic blood pressure. The parameters…