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Block 1 - Respiration

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A barrel chest is often seen in patients with   COPD/Emphysema  
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People with COPD have a longer (prolonged)   Expiratory time  
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When someone with COPD breathes   They often breathe with pursed lips.  
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Accessory muscles are often required   To help with breathing when someone has COPD  
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A manifestation seen in the later stages of COPD is   Cor Pulmonale  
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A low grade temperature late in the afternoon is often experienced by people with   TB  
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Malaise, anorexia, and weight loss   is often experienced by people with TB  
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When a patient with TB coughs, he or she may be experiencing   Hemoptysis (advanced state)  
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A prominent headache is one sign of   The flu  
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Sneezing is often seen more with   A cold  
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The flu   Can produce extreme fatigue that can last 2-3 weeks  
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A cold   Will leave a person with a mild to moderate hacking cough  
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Muscle aches and pains are more extreme when a person is suffering from   The flu  
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There is obstruction of the bronchioles, impaired gas exchange, and increased exudate when a person has   Pneumonia  
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The flu   A person presents with a fever between 102 - 104 degrees that came on quickly and has lasted 3-4 days. These are symptoms of ...  
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Pneumonia   A person experiences tachycardia, tachypnea, pleural pain, and decreased breath sounds. Suspect possible  
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What is the process of moving air in and out of the lungs?   Ventilation  
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Diffusion =   Respiratory gas exchange that occurs at the alveolar, capillary level  
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Blood - CV system pumping the blood that has O2 & it pumps it to the tissues, then returns the deoxygenated blood to the lungs =   Perfusion  
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What helps to maintain the surface tension in the lungs?   Surfactant  
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Immunity   Our state of responsiveness to foreign substances is from our ...  
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When we are in balance we have   Homeostasis  
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Our first line of defense is   Innate (natural - native) immunity.  
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This type of immunity is present at birth ...   Innate  
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Innate immunity is not   Antigen specific  
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Our second line of defense is   Inflammation  
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Our third line of defense is   Adaptive (acquired) immunity  
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We build up antibodies to help fight with   Our third line of defense (adaptive - acquired - immunity)  
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Characteristics of the first line of defense includes   Sloughing off of cells, coughing and sneezing, flushing, vomiting, mucus & cilla  
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Skin, linings of the gastrointestinal, genitourinary, and respiratory tracts =   The first line of defense  
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First line of defense includes   Epithelial cell-derived chemical barriers  
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Synthesized & secreted saliva, tears, ear wax, sweat, and mucus   Are part of the first line of defense  
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These help the first line of defense   Antimicrobial peptides and normal bacterial flora  
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What is the first immune response to an injury?   Inflammation  
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Ways to help people learn to breathe with COPD   Pursed lip breathing : prolongs exhalation and prevents bronchiolar collapse and air trapping Effective coughing Aerosol nebulization therapy  
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