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Which of the following is the correct definition of dyspnoea?
Which of the following is the correct definition of dyspnoea?
- A subjective perception of shortness of breath (correct)
- A term combining the patient's subjective sensation of dyspnea with signs indicating difficulty breathing
- Insufficient delivery of oxygen to the tissues
- Deficiency of oxygen in arterial blood
Which of the following is NOT a cause of hypoxemia?
Which of the following is NOT a cause of hypoxemia?
- Hypoventilation
- Diffusion impairment (correct)
- Right to left shunt (intrapulmonary shunt)
- Ventilation-perfusion (V/Q) mismatch
What is the normal range for PaCO2?
What is the normal range for PaCO2?
- > 45mmHg
- < 35mmHg
- 35-45mmHg (correct)
- 60-70mmHg
What are the effects of hypercapnia?
What are the effects of hypercapnia?
What does a right shift on the Oxy-Hb curve indicate?
What does a right shift on the Oxy-Hb curve indicate?
What does PaO2 measure?
What does PaO2 measure?
Why is it important to assess accessory muscle use in a laboured breathing patient?
Why is it important to assess accessory muscle use in a laboured breathing patient?
Which law describes the relationship between the concentration of a gas in a solution and its partial pressure?
Which law describes the relationship between the concentration of a gas in a solution and its partial pressure?
What determines the rate of gas diffusion across a permeable membrane according to Fick's law?
What determines the rate of gas diffusion across a permeable membrane according to Fick's law?
What does the Bohr effect refer to?
What does the Bohr effect refer to?
What does the O2-Hb dissociation curve illustrate?
What does the O2-Hb dissociation curve illustrate?
What does a left shift in the O2-Hb dissociation curve indicate?
What does a left shift in the O2-Hb dissociation curve indicate?
What does a right shift in the O2-Hb dissociation curve indicate?
What does a right shift in the O2-Hb dissociation curve indicate?
What is the normal range of SaO2 for COPD patients?
What is the normal range of SaO2 for COPD patients?
Which of the following is a characteristic of fine crackles?
Which of the following is a characteristic of fine crackles?
What is the normal range for arterial pH?
What is the normal range for arterial pH?
Which of the following conditions is characterized by type 2 respiratory failure?
Which of the following conditions is characterized by type 2 respiratory failure?
What is the normal range for arterial PaO2?
What is the normal range for arterial PaO2?
Which of the following is a characteristic of a pleural rub?
Which of the following is a characteristic of a pleural rub?
What is the normal range for arterial PaCO2?
What is the normal range for arterial PaCO2?
Which of the following conditions is characterized by type 1 respiratory failure?
Which of the following conditions is characterized by type 1 respiratory failure?
What is the normal range for arterial bicarbonate (HCO3-) levels?
What is the normal range for arterial bicarbonate (HCO3-) levels?
What is the normal range for tidal volume aim in adults?
What is the normal range for tidal volume aim in adults?
Which of the following is NOT a type of dead space?
Which of the following is NOT a type of dead space?
What is the formula for minute ventilation?
What is the formula for minute ventilation?
Which of the following conditions is NOT a cause of respiratory alkalosis?
Which of the following conditions is NOT a cause of respiratory alkalosis?
What is the equation for pulmonary compliance?
What is the equation for pulmonary compliance?
Which of the following is the correct equation for inspiratory capacity (IC)?
Which of the following is the correct equation for inspiratory capacity (IC)?
What does a V/Q ratio less than 1 indicate?
What does a V/Q ratio less than 1 indicate?
What is the equation for functional residual capacity (FRC)?
What is the equation for functional residual capacity (FRC)?
