Respiratory Function of Blood: O2 and CO2 Carriage

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What is the primary function of blood in respiratory processes?

Carriage of oxygen and carbon dioxide (correct)

Production of hormones

Maintenance of blood pressure

Regulation of body temperature

What is the normal oxygen saturation level of arterial blood measured by pulse oximetry?

98.5%

97.5% (correct)

95.5%

99.5%

What is the effect of high altitude on hemoglobin?

Hemoglobin gives more oxygen to tissues (correct)

Hemoglobin releases more oxygen to tissues

Hemoglobin binds more oxygen

No effect on hemoglobin

What percentage of carbon dioxide is carried in the blood as bicarbonate?

70% Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of the chloride shift on the bicarbonate content of plasma and RBCs?

Increased bicarbonate content Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference in hematocrit value between venous and arterial blood due to the chloride shift?

3% greater in venous blood Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of chronic atrophic rhinitis?

Infection with klebsiella ozanae Signup and view all the answers

What is the pathology of atopic rhinitis and sinusitis?

Acute allergic inflammation with numerous eosinophils Signup and view all the answers

What is the common site of chronic hypertrophic rhinitis and sinusitis?

Maxillary sinus Signup and view all the answers

What is the type of hypersensitivity involved in atopic rhinitis and sinusitis?

Type I hypersensitivity Signup and view all the answers

What is the cause of ozena?

Infection with klebsiella ozanae Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of acute rhinitis and sinusitis?

Acute catarrhal inflammation Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary site of infection in Rhinoscleroma?

The nose Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of the mucous membrane in the nodular stage of Rhinoscleroma?

Thick, granular, and nodular Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the hyaline change of plasma cells seen in Rhinoscleroma?

Russel bodies Signup and view all the answers

What is the complication of Rhinoscleroma that can lead to bleeding?

Epistaxis Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of inflammatory nasal polyps?

Finger-like projections arising from the mucosa of the nose and paranasal sinuses due to an inflammatory process Signup and view all the answers

What is the cause of inflammatory nasal polyps?

Chronic hypertrophic rhinitis and sinusitis Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic feature of protruding central upper incisors?

Absent nasolabial fold Signup and view all the answers

What is the method of infection of Diphtheria?

Droplet infection Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of the exotoxin in Diphtheria?

Both locally and systemically Signup and view all the answers

What is the complication of Acute Inflammation of tonsils in the nervous system?

Both A and B Signup and view all the answers

What is the causative agent of Acute tonsillitis?

β-hemolytic streptococci Signup and view all the answers

What is the stage of Acute tonsillitis where pus appears in the mouths of crypts?

Acute follicular tonsillitis Signup and view all the answers