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What is the definition of Anoxia?
What is the definition of Anoxia?
- Inability to breathe except in upright position
- Greater than normal ventilation that just meets metabolic demands
- Absence of oxygen (correct)
- Deficiency of O2 inspired air
What does Dyspnea refer to?
What does Dyspnea refer to?
- Greater than normal resp rate
- Absence of respiratory movement
- Inability to breathe except in upright position
- Subjective sense of shortness of breath, difficulty breathing (correct)
What is the definition of Tachypnea?
What is the definition of Tachypnea?
- Volume of exchanges air per minute
- Greater than normal resp rate (correct)
- Inability to breathe except in upright position
- Process of gas exchange whereby the body gains oxygen, loses Co2
What does hyperventilation refer to?
What does hyperventilation refer to?
What is the definition of orthopnea?
What is the definition of orthopnea?
What is the meaning of torr as a unit of pressure?
What is the meaning of torr as a unit of pressure?
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