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Respiratory summary

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What type of blood gas does a PE most commonly cause?
respiratory alkalosis
What are the features of life threatening asthma?
exhaustion, confusion or coma, silent chest, cyanosis, 02 saturations <92%
What oral medication is used to treat acute exacerbation of asthma?
oral corticosteroids
What happens to residual volume with age?
It increases
What type of blood gas does altitude cause?
respiratory alkalosis
What does of blood gas does pregnancy cause?
respiratory alkalosis
What type of blood gas does life threatening asthma cause?
respiratory acidosis
A patient with pneumonia and a past medical history of COPD is associated with which organism?
haemophilus influenzae
What are the features of severe asthma?
pulse >110 bpm, RR >25/mn, PEFR 33-50%
CF is caused by a mutation on what chromosome?
chromosome 7
What is the main complication of lung cancer?
pneumothorax
What is the type of lung disease pattern in sleep apnoea?
extrapulmonary
What agent causes a RR 55, O2 93% difficulty breathing, wet cough, expiratory wheeze?
RSV
What happens to vital capacity in Guillain Barre syndrome?
decreased
What happens to the FEV1/ FVC ratio in restrictive lung disease?
increased
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