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Physiology 1 - Respiratory mechanisms
4 steps if respiration gas exchan...,
2 structures where air enters the...,
Property of the trachea that allo...
26  cards
Physiology 2 - Respiratory mechanisms
2 major inspiratory muscles,
3 accessory muscles of inspiration,
2 muscles of active expiration
36  cards
Physiology 3 - Gas exchange
Anatomical dead space,
What is pulmonary ventilation,
What is alveolar ventilation
32  cards
Physiology 4 - O2 transport
How is o2 picked up in the lungs ...,
Where is co2 produced how is it t...,
What does henrys law state
31  cards
Physiology 5 - CO2 transport
3 ways co2 is transported in the ...,
State which method of transportat...,
Describe how bicarbonate is formed
9  cards
Physiology 6 - Control of Respiration
How is ventilation controlled,
Where is the major rhythm generator,
What section of the medulla allow...
40  cards
Acid-Base balance
What is the normal ph of the body,
What does normal metabolism resul...,
If the bodys metabolism is becomi...
23  cards
Cellular immune effectors
How long lived are alveolar macro...,
Where are alveolar macrophages found,
What roles do alveolar macrophage...
37  cards
Upper respiratory tract disease - RHINITIS
What is rhinitis,
3 examples of respiratory viruses...,
How do you become infected with r...
32  cards
Upper respiratory tract disease - SINUSITIS
What is sinusitis,
Symptoms of sinusitis
2  cards
Upper respiratory tract disease - PHARYNGITIS
What virus typically causes phary...,
What are the symptoms signs of ph...,
How do you treat pharyngitis
3  cards
Upper respiratory tract disease - ACUTE EPIGLOTTIS
What bacteria causes acute epiglo...,
What people are at risk of gettin...,
Symptoms signs of epiglottis
6  cards
Upper Respiratory tract disease - INFLUENZA
What is influenza,
Name the 2 types of influenza wha...,
Symptoms of influenza
15  cards
Lower respiratory tract diseases - Acute bronchitis
What is acute bronchitis,
Is acute bronchitis in previously...,
What bacteria is responsible in p...
6  cards
Lower respiratory tract diseases - COPD
What does copd stand for,
What is copd,
What causes copd
61  cards
Lower respiratory tract disease - OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNOEA
What is sleep apnoea,
Who is at the biggest risk of bei...,
What are the symptoms of sleep ap...
18  cards
Lower respiratory tract diseases - BRONCHIECTASIS
What is bronchiectasis,
Who most commonly gets bronchiect...,
What 3 things are characteristic ...
21  cards
Lower respiratory tract diseases - CYSTIC FIBROSIS
What is cystic fibrosis,
What gene passes on cystic fibrosis,
What leads to respiratory failure...
19  cards
Lower respiratory tract diseases - CHRONIC COUGH
What is chronic cough,
What are the 2 mechanisms that ch...,
What does it present clinically as
5  cards
ASTHMA
What is asthma,
What are the symptoms of asthma,
When is asthma most commonly diag...
67  cards
PNEUMONIA - Community Acquired Pneumonia
What is pneumonia,
What typically causes pneumonia,
What is the hallmark of pneumonia...
31  cards
Organisms causing pneumonia & their features
Streptococcus pneumonia whats its...,
Mycoplasma pneumoniae age thats a...,
Legionella spp severity of it how...
4  cards
PNEUMONIA - Hospital Acquired pneumonia
What is hospital acquired pneumonia,
Is the causative organism of hosp...,
What type of gram species are inv...
6  cards
PNEUMONIA - Aspiration pneumonia
What is aspiration pneumonia,
Why is aspiration pneumonia extre...,
Where is the most usual site for ...
5  cards
PNEUMONIA - Pneumonia in immunocompromised patients
What sort of diseases impair the ...,
What sort of pathogens are involv...,
What is one of the most common ty...
4  cards
TUBERCULOSIS
What is tuberculosis tb,
How is tb spread,
What are the 4 types of mycobacte...
53  cards
NON-TUBERCULOSIS mycobacterial infections
What are non tuberculosis mycobac...,
How are non tb mycobacterial infe...,
How do non tuberculosis mycobacte...
4  cards
Interstital lung diseases - IDIOPATHIC PULMONARY FIBROSIS
What are interstitial lung diseases,
What is idiopathic pulmonary fibr...,
What is the cause of idiopathic p...
25  cards
Interstitial lung diseases - EXTRINSIC ALLERGIC ALVEOLITIS (HYPERSENSITIVITY PNEUMONITIS)
What is hypersensitivity pneumonitis,
What are the causes of hypersensi...,
How can hypersensitivity pneumoni...
21  cards
Granulomatous lung diseases - SARCOIDOSIS
What is a granuloma how is a gran...,
Why do granulomas form,
What is sarcoidosis
33  cards
Small-Vessel vasculitides - WEGNER'S GRANULOMATOSIS (Granulomatosis with polyangitis)
What is granulomatosis with polya...,
What areas does it mainly affect,
What are the symptoms of granulom...
7  cards
Small vessel vasculitides - CHURG STRAUSS SYNDROME (Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangitis)
What is eosinophilic granulomatos...,
What does it classically present ...,
What blood result would indicate ...
7  cards
Small vessel vasculitis - GOODPASTURE'S SYNDROME (Anti-glomerular basement membrane disease)
What is it,
What is the characteristic triad ...,
What are the symptoms
8  cards
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) & Systemic Sclerosis
What is sle,
What are the symptoms of sle,
What is systemic sclerosis
3  cards
Occupational Lung diseases - Coal workers PNEUMOCONIOSIS
What is pneumoconiosis,
What 3 things is pneumoconiosis c...,
What 4 things can arise as a resu...
17  cards
Occupational Lung diseases - Silicosis
What is silicosis,
Examples of occupations where you...,
What would a chest x ray with som...
3  cards
Occupational Lung Disease - Asbestosis
What is asbestos,
What was asbestos commonly used in,
What is asbestosis
7  cards
Rib fractures
How are 2 ways rib fractures are ...,
How are pathological rib fracture...,
What are the symptoms of a rib fr...
6  cards
Pleural Effusions
What is a pleural effusion,
Symptoms of a pleural effusion,
What are the 2 types of pleural e...
17  cards
Empyema
What is an empyema,
What are the symptoms of an empyema,
What can empyema be a complicatio...
5  cards
Pneumothorax
What is a pneumothorax,
How could pneumothoraxes occur,
Who is at a greater risk of getti...
14  cards
Pulmonary embolism & Deep Vein thrombosis
What is a pulmonary embolism,
Symptoms of pulmonary embolism,
What are the signs of a pulmonary...
13  cards
Pathology of lung cancer
What are the 2 kinds of neoplasms,
What are the 4 types of lung cancer,
What has the best worst prognosis...
17  cards
Treatment of Lung cancer
What are the 4 treatment options ...,
How would you and wouldnt you tre...,
What are the curative options for...
19  cards
Key points of lung cancer
Lung diseases causing clubbing ab...,
Ttf 1 is only expressed in adenoc...,
P63 is expressed in squamous cell...
27  cards
Mesothelioma
What is mesothelioma,
What is especially associated with,
What is the most common presentat...
5  cards
Pharmacology
What does stimulation of post gan...,
What is bronchial smooth muscle c...,
What is mucus secretion mediated ...
139  cards

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