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NUR 1175 Oxygenation and Perfusion

1. What is ventilation?
Answer

the process of moving gases into and out of the lungs



2. What is perfusion?
Answer

The ability of the cardiovascular system to pump oxygenat- ed blood to the tissues and return
deoxygenated blood to the lungs



3. Factors affecting oxygenation

Answer

1. physiological factors such as decreased oxygen carrying capacity; hypovolemia; decreased
inspired oxygen concentration; increased metabolic rate



2. conditions affecting chest wall movement such as pregnancy obesity, neuromus- cular
disease, trauma, CNS alterations
3. influences of chronic diseases

4. Causes of hypoventilation

Answer

1. obesity



2. opioids (suppress CNS)
3. structural (muscular dystrophy, other physical alterations, pregnancy)

, 5. What is hypoxia?
Answer

not enough oxygen reaching the tissues



6. What is hypoventilation?
Answer

Alveolar ventilation does not meet the body's oxygen demand or to eliminate sufficient carbon
dioxide



7. What is hyperventilation?
Answer

ventilation that exceeds what is needed. to eliminate carbon dioxide



8. What causes hypoxia?

Answer

1. vasoconstriction from low blood pressure



2. Vasoconstriction secondary to nicotine
3. Peripheral vascular disease

9. Causes of Hyperventilation

Answer

1. pain



2. increased exertion

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