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WGU Patho D236 Respiratory test(46 questions and answers)
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WGU Patho D236Respiratory test(46
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What conducts air to the lower airways,
protects the lungs from foreign matters,
warms, filters, and humidifies air. - answer
Upper respiratory tract
Participated in gas exchange, but
oxygenating blood and excreting carbon
dioxide at the alveoli - answer Lower
respiratory tract
This type of respiratory failure occurs when
the pressure of oxygen in arterial blood is
lower than 60 mmHg with normal arterial
carbon dioxide.
Ex include;
• pulmonary edema
, • PE
• pneumonia
• Pneumothorax - answer Hypoxemic
respiratory failure
This type of respiratory failure occurs when
carbon dioxide in arterial blood is greater
than 50MmHg
• a common cause would be COPD and
asthma. - answer Hypercapnic respiratory
failure
What is true about all restrictive lung
disorders? - answer They impair lung
ventilation, and they impair lung inflation
This is an infectious process that impairs gas
exchange. - answer Pneumonia
In what infectious process are the alveoli
filled with purulent material which prevents
the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide?
- answer Pneumonia
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