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Introduction
Describe the structures leading t...,
Describe the concentrations of ox...,
Describe the concentrations of ca...
3  cards
Why is studying Lung disease important
What does a healthy lung look like 1,
What does an unhealthy lung look ...,
Are all symptoms specific to lung...
49  cards
Basic Structure of the respiratory system
Describe the flow of air into the...,
Describe the nasal cavities 2,
Describe the innervation of the n...
48  cards
Ventillation
Define minute ventilation 1,
Define respiratory rate rf 2,
Define alveolar ventilation 3
70  cards
Gas Transport
What are the prefixes in the nome...,
What are the middle subscripts 2,
Define dalton s law 3
72  cards
Structure and function of the airways
What is a major risk factor for c...,
Describe cartillage 2,
Where is cartilage not found 3
58  cards
Living with lung transplant
How many people will give up smok...,
What is important when prescribin...,
What should you look at when look...
35  cards
Lung cell biology
What are the external insults to ...,
What is the effect of tobacco on ...,
What are the knock on effects of ...
66  cards
Acid-Base regulation
Recall typical values for blood g...,
Recall typical values for blood g...,
Which other factor is important i...
48  cards
Lung Mechanics
Outline the procedure for the vol...,
List the ranges for the fev1 fvc ...,
How is the volume time curve affe...
60  cards
Hypoxia
What is meant by hypoxia 1,
What is meant by hypoxaemia 2,
What is meant by ischaemia 3
48  cards
Control of breathing (asleep)
What is sleep 1,
How do we measure electrical acti...,
Describe the electrical activity ...
43  cards
Demo: Thoracic ultrasound
What is meant by ultrasound 1,
What is the role of the transducer 2,
Describe the use of the 35mhz pro...
37  cards
Exercise physiology in healthy individuals
Describe the rq values for the me...,
How do we calculate rq 2,
What is most of our energy at res...
63  cards
Breathlessness and control of breathing (awake)
What are the functions of the res...,
What is breathing controlled by 2,
What is minute ventilation and ho...
65  cards
Lung Immunology and allergic airway disease
List 3 allergic airway diseases 1,
What are the two different types ...,
Describe immunological hypersensi...
47  cards
Lung cell biology tutorial
Describe the epidemiology of asth...,
Describe the epidemiology of copd 2,
Which part of the airway is affec...
38  cards
Lung cancer
Summarise the epidemiology of lun...,
Describe the statistics associate...,
Describe mutational compensation 3
34  cards
Pathology of lung cancer
How can we stage a tumour 1,
Summarise the anatomy of the airw...,
Describe the branching of the tub...
45  cards
Pulmonary circulation
What are the two circulations of ...,
Describe the pulmonary circulation 2,
Compare pulmonary arteries to sys...
43  cards
Lung development
Summarise lung function and devel...,
What is key to remember about the...,
Outline the timeline of lung deve...
47  cards
Sensory aspects of respiratory disease
Outline the prevalence of differe...,
What is meant by symptoms of resp...,
What is meant by a physical sign ...
53  cards
Lung infection
What does acute lung infection ha...,
What do a lot of exacerbations of...,
How can we determine pathogenesis 3
19  cards

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