UTA Nurs 5315 Mod 6 Dr. Gonzalez Final Exam 2024.

UTA Nurs 5315 Mod 6 Dr. Gonzalez Final Exam 2024. Minute Ventilation is a ___________ - ANSWER Measure of how effective ventilation is RR x volume of air per breath Alveolar ventilation an only be assessed by measuring a __________ - ANSWER PaCO2 The ________ and the _____________ are located in the medulla and are responsible for controlling breathing patterns - ANSWER Dorsal respiratory group (DRG) Ventral respiratory group (VRG) Where are the peripheral chemoreceptors located that monitor ? - ANSWER aorta and carotid arteries pH and PaO2 levels What is compliance used to describe? - ANSWER how easily the lungs and chest wall can be stretched ________ compliance means that the lungs and chest wall are difficult to inflate - ANSWER decreased Compliance ______ with COPD - ANSWER increases What are 4 things in which you would see decreased compliance? - ANSWER - acute respiratory distress syndrome - pneumonia - pulmonary edema - pulmonary fibrosis In normal physiology, the airway resistance is normally very ____ - ANSWER Low bronchoconstriction naturally ____________________ - ANSWER increases airway resistance caused by smooth muscles of PNS _____ distribution of ventilation and perfusion is required for effective gas exchange - ANSWER Equal The bases of the lungs are better perfused when in the _________________. - ANSWER upright position