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CDH Paramedic Entrance ExamWhat gare gthe gnormal grespirations gof gadults? gInfants? g- gANS-12-20 gand g20-40
What gis gthe gpurpose gof gsurfactant? g- gANS-Reduces gsurface gtension gin galveoli
g(lubricant)
What gis gthe gnormal gstimulus gto gbreathe gin ga ghealthy gpatient? g- gANS-Carbonic
gdrive
What gis ga gpink gpuffer? gBlue gBloater? g- gANS-A gCOPD gPatient gwith gEmphysema.
gA gCOPD gPatient gwith gChronic gBronchitis
What gcauses ginhalation? g- gANS-Diaphragm gand gIntercostal gmuscles gcontract
Where gare gthe gdifferent glung gsounds glocated? g(Upper, gLower gAirway) gWhat
gcauses gthem? g(Fluid, gConstriction, gRubbing) g- gANS-...
What gis gagonal gbreathing? g- gANS-Abnormal gbreathing gpattern gcharacterized gby
ggasping gand gor glabored gbreathing.
What gis gCheyne-Stokes grespirations? g- gANS-Abnormal gRespirations gcharacterized
gby gprogressively gdeeper gand gsometimes gfaster gbreathing, ggradually gdecreases
gthen gstops gbriefly.
What gis gthe gdifference gbetween gVentilation gand gRespiration? g- gANS-Ventilation g-
gMechanical gprocess gbehind gbreathing.
Respiration g- gCellular gprocess gassociated gwith gbreathing.
What gis gDiffusion gand gwhere gdoes git goccur gin gthe glungs? g- gANS-Diffusion gis gthe
gmovement gof gparticles gfrom gan garea gof ghigh gconcentration gto gan garea glow
gconcentration. gIt goccurs gin gthe galveoli.
Why gdoes gsuctioning gcause ga gdecrease gin gHR? g- gANS-Vagal gNerve gStimulation
gresulting gin gBradycardia
What gphysically ghappens gwith gpulmonary gedema? g- gANS-Pulmonary gedema gis gan
gabnormal gbuildup gof gfluid gin gthe gair gsacs gof gthe glungs, gwhich gleads gto gshortness
gof gbreath.
, What gis gthe gpathophysiology gof gchronic gbronchitis? g- gANS-Air gpassages gbecome
gclogged gby gdebris gand girritation gincreases. gAs ga gresult ga glarge gamount gof gmucus
gis gdeveloped gwhich gcause ga gcough.
What gis gthe gpathophysiology gof gEmphysema? g- gANS-Decreased gPulmonary gelastic
grecoil. gCompression gresults gand glimits gairflow. gAdditionally galveolar gwalls gare
gdestroyed gresulting gin ga glower gquality gof gperfusion.
What grole gin gbreathing gdoes gthe gdiaphragm ghave? g- gANS-The gdiaphragm gcontrols
gthe gincrease gor gdecrease gin gthe gpleural gcavity. gWhen gthe gdiaphragm grelaxes gair
gis gdrawn ginto gthe glungs, gwhen gthe gdiaphragm gcontracts gair gis gexpelled gfrom gthe
glungs.
What gis gunique gabout gthe gdiaphragm? g- gANS-It gis ga gunique gmuscle gbecause git gis
gtwo gmuscles gworking gsynchronously gtogether.
What gis ga glate gsign gof ghypoxia? g- gANS-Cyanosis
What gis gconsolidation gin ga gpneumonia gpatient? g- gANS-A gregion gof glung gtissue
gthat ghas gfilled gwith gliquid.
How gdoes gCarbon gMonoxide gaffect goxygen gin gthe gbody? g- gANS-Carbon gmonoxide
gattaches gto gthe gblood geasier gthan goxygen, gtherefore gCarbon gmonoxide g"robs" gthe
gbody gof goxygen.
What gis ginhalation? g- gANS-Inhalation gis gthe gprocess gof gCO2 gbeing gremoved gfrom
gthe gbody gcaused gby ga gdecrease gin gpleural gpressure gfacilitated gby gthe gcontraction
gof gthe gdiaphragm.
What gis gexhalation? g- gANS-Exhalation gis gthe gprocess gof gO2 gbeing gintroduced ginto
gthe gbody gcaused gby gan gincrease gin gpleural gpressure gfacilitated gby gthe grelaxation
gof gthe gdiaphragm.
What gis gautomaticity? g- gANS-The gability gto gdo gthings gwithout goccupying gthe gmind
g"think gforce gof ghabit"
What gis gdiastole? g- gANS-The gperiod gof gtime gwhen gthe gheart grefills gwith gblood. gIt
gis gthe glowest gpressure gwithin gthe gentire garterial gblood gstream.
What gis gsystole? g- gANS-The gforce gthat gdrives gblood gout gof gthe gheart. gIt
grepresents gthe gforce gthat gthe gheart gis gproducing gduring ga gsingle gcontraction.
What gis gthe gbuildup gof gfluid gin gthe gpericardial gsac gcalled? g- gANS-Pericardial
geffusion
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