FISDAP Airway Exam Study Guide (2022/2023) Rated A+

FISDAP Airway Exam Study Guide (2022/2023) Rated A+ Alveolar air volume Amount of air that reaches alveoli for gas exchange (approx. 350 ml. For adult male) Tidal volume minus dead space Dead air space Anatomically: structures that hold air, but can't participate in gas exchange. Physiologically: alveoli or capillaries destroyed by disease Expiratory reserve volume Amount of gas that can be forcefully expired at the end of a normal expiration Inspiratory reserve volume Amount of gas that can be forcefully inspired in addition to a normal breaths tidal volume Internal respiration Exchange of gases between blood cells and tissues Peak expiratory flow The greatest rate of airflow during forced expiration when lungs are fully inflated