Notes in Respiratory Failure LECTURE 7

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Published	01/07/2025	What is Alveolar ventilation?
Published	01/07/2025	What is the following definition referring to?amount of air entering (or exiting) the alveoli and participating in gas exchange each minute
Published	01/07/2025	What is the alveolar-arterial gradient (A-a gradient)?
Published	01/07/2025	What is the following definition referring to?The difference between the PAO2 & PaO2
Published	01/07/2025	What is the V/Q ratio?
Published	01/07/2025	The following formula is reffered to as..Ventilation                    Perfusion
Published	01/07/2025	What are the two mechanisms of respiratory failure?
Published	01/07/2025	Mechanisms of respiratory failure:Describe lung failure What will this lead to?
Published	01/07/2025	Mechanisms of respiratory failure:Describe Pump failure:What does pump failure lead to?
Published	01/07/2025	Describe Type 1 respiratory failure (5)
Published	01/07/2025	What are the 5 mechanisms of type 1 respiratory failure?
Published	01/07/2025	What is an example of a condition where hypoventilation takes place?
Published	01/07/2025	What is an example of where inspired oxygen would be low?
Published	01/07/2025	What is an example of diffusion impairment?
Published	01/07/2025	What is hypoventilation?What is this caused by?What type of respiratory failure does this cause?(3)
Published	01/07/2025	What are the non-respiratory causes of hypoventilation?(1+6)
Published	01/07/2025	How can Low inspired Oxygen cause type 1 Respiratory failure?Where may this occur?
Published	01/07/2025	How do we manage hypoventilation or if the amount of inspired oxygen is low?
Published	01/07/2025	Describe how/why diffusion impairment can cause type 1 Respiratory failure.is PAO2 normal or low? What about PaO2?
Published	01/07/2025	What does the alveolar-arterial gradient tell us?If the alveolar-arterial gradient is large, what does this indicate to us?
Published	01/07/2025	What are the factors affecting diffusion of gases? (4)give the name of the conditions in the lungs which relate to this, if any
Published	01/07/2025	How can you manage a patient that presents type 1 respiratory failure due to diffusion impairment?
Published	01/07/2025	What is a shunt?
Published	01/07/2025	What are the different types of shunts? (4)
Published	01/07/2025	What is an anatomical shunt? (2 + 2)
Published	01/07/2025	What is a pulmonary shunt?
Published	01/07/2025	Give an example of a condition where a physiological shunt can occur
Published	01/07/2025	What is arteriovenous malformation?
Published	01/07/2025	What is the difference in treatment/management between a pulmonary & physiological shunt?what is the main issue with a physiological shunt?
Published	01/07/2025	What is V/Q mismatch?
Published	01/07/2025	What is the normal V/Q ratio?
Published	01/07/2025	Why is V/Q ratio not 1?
Published	01/07/2025	What is ventilation?
Published	01/07/2025	What is the equation to calculate ventilation?
Published	01/07/2025	What is the equation to calculate alveolar ventilation rate?
Published	01/07/2025	What is perfusion?
Published	01/07/2025	Describe the gradient of ventilation in lungs
Published	01/07/2025	Describe the gradient of perfusion in lungs
Published	01/07/2025	Describe the regional differences in ventilation & perfusion in the lungs
Published	01/07/2025	In healthy lungs, how is V/Q mismatch minimized?WHAT IS THE NAME OF THIS PROCESS?
Published	01/07/2025	Describe Hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction>How does this happen?
Published	01/07/2025	What is type 2 respiratory failure?
Published	01/07/2025	Why does type 2 respiratory failure occur?what type if failure is it?
Published	01/07/2025	What is the difference between acute & chronic type 2 respiratory failure?(3 points for acute and 3 points for chronic)- timeframe- activation of …
Published	01/07/2025	What is the difference between respiratory vs metabolic acidosis?
Published	01/07/2025	What is an important buffer ensuring acid-base homeostasis?
Published	01/07/2025	Type 2 respiratory failure results in {{c1::hypercapnoea}} which leads to an increase in {{c1::H+}} in blood, this is called {{c1::acidosis}}When the …
Published	01/07/2025	How can we manage type 1 respiratory failure?
Published	01/07/2025	How can we manage type II respiratory failure? (3)what may too much controlled O2 lead to?Suggest a method we could use to do this.
Published	01/07/2025	What is cytotoxic/histotoxic hypoxia?
Published	01/07/2025	What is stagnant/circulatory hypoxia?
Published	01/07/2025	What is anaemic hypoxia?What can this happen as a result of?
Published	01/07/2025	What is hypoxaemic/hypoxic hypoxia?
Published	01/07/2025	What is the following definition reffering to?Reduced ability to utilise O2
Published	01/07/2025	What is the following definition reffering to?Reduced ability to deliver O2could be caused by heart failure
Published	01/07/2025	What is the following definition reffering to?Reduced ability to deliver O2CO poisoning
Published	01/07/2025	What is the following definition reffering to?Reduced ability to deliver O2due to reduced pressure in lungs
Published	01/07/2025	What is anatomical dead space?what is the function?
Published	01/07/2025	What is alveolar dead space?
Published	01/07/2025	What is physiological dead space?
Published	01/07/2025	What is the ratio of physiological dead space to anatomical dead space in healthy lungs?
Published	01/07/2025	Tidal volume - alveolar dead space =
Published	01/07/2025	How can the diffusing capacity AKA Transfer Factor (TLCO/DLCO) be measured?what is used to see if there is a problem with this process?
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