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What effect does Obstructive Sleep Apnea have on Functional Residual Capacity (FRC) and apneic oxygen reserve?
What effect does Obstructive Sleep Apnea have on Functional Residual Capacity (FRC) and apneic oxygen reserve?
decreases FRC and decreases apneic oxygen reserve
Order the events that lead to the development of atelectasis
- Blockage of airways
Order the events that lead to the development of atelectasis
- Blockage of airways
2 = closure of small airways 3 = absorption of alveolar oxygen 4 = alveolar collapse 5 = inhibition of alveolar gas exchange
Which factors increase the resistance to breathing?
Which factors increase the resistance to breathing?
For an adult patient, the normal volume of anatomic dead space is ___ ml/kg.
For an adult patient, the normal volume of anatomic dead space is ___ ml/kg.
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Where are central chemoreceptors located?
Where are central chemoreceptors located?
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