Costanzo-Respiratory Physiology
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| conducting zone subdivisions | nose, nasopharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, terminal bronchioles
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| conducting zone structure & fxn |
bring air into and out of lungs
lined with mucus-secreting ciliated cells
contain smooth m. and innervated by SNS & PNS
SNS activate B2 receptors and relax/dilate
PNS activate muscarinic receptors and constrict/contract
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| albuterol | B2-adrenergic agonist used to dilate airways to treat athsma
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| respiratory zone subdivisions | respiratory bronchioles, alveolar ducts, alveolar sacs
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| respiratory zone structure & fxn | participates in gas exchange-->thin walls & large surface area
lined with alveoli
walls lined with elastic fibers & epithelial cells
contain type I & II pneumocytes and alveolar macrophages
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| type II pneumocyte | synthesizes pulmonary surfactant necessary to reduce alveoli surface tension
has regenerative capacity for type I and II pneumocytes
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| alveolar macrophages | phagocytic cells fill with debri then migrate to bronchioles-->keeps alveoli free of dust & debri
imp. bc respiratory zone has no cilia
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| gravitational effect on pulmonary blood flow | blood flow not evenly distributed in lungs
when standing blood flow lowest at apex and highest at base
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| spirometer | measures static lung volume
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| tidal volume | normal quiet breathing
approx. 500 mL = air in alveoli + air in airways
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| inspiratory reserve volume | additional volume inspired above tidal volume
approx. 3000 mL
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| expiratory reserve volume | additional volume expired below tidal volume
approx. 1200 mL
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| residual volume | volume of gas remaining in lungs after maximal forced expiration
approx. 1200 mL
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| dead space | volume of airways and lungs that don't participate in gas exchange
-anatomic dead space
-physiologic dead space
both values should be nearly equal in normal persons-->functional dead space should be small
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| anatomic dead space | volume of air in conducting airways
1/3 of each tidal volume fills anatomic dead space
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| physiologic dead space | total volume of lung that doesn't participate in gas exchange = anatomic dead space + functional dead space in alveoli
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| type of air in alveoli at end-inspiration | 1) alveolar air from previous breath
2)inspired air that participates in gas exchange
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| inspiratory capacity (IC) | tidal volume + inspiratory volume
approx. 3500 mL
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| functional residual capacity (FRC) | expiratory reserve + residual volume
approx. 2400 mL
also known as equilibrium volume: volume remaining in lungs after normal tidal volume expired
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| vital capacity (VC) | inspiratory volume + expiratory reserve volume
approx. 4700 mL; value increases with body size, M gender, physical conditioning; value decreases with age
volume expired after maximal inspiration
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| forced vital capacity | total volume of air that can be forcibly expired after maximal inspiration
FEV1/FVC useful in differentiating between lung disease; normally 0.8
-obstructive lung disease (athsma) ratio decreases
-restrictive lung disease (fibrosis) ratio increas
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| muscles of inspiration | *diaphragm
during exercise also use external intercostal muscles and accessory muscles
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| muscles of expiration | *normally passive process
during exercise/disease use abdominal muscles and internal intercostal muscles
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| lung compliance | describes change in lung volume for given change in pressure
higher during expiration than inspiration due to surface tension between liquid-air interface
inversely correlated with elastic properties
ex) thick and thin rubber band
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| negative intrapleural pressure | created by opposing forces between collapsing lung and chest wall that springs out
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| pneumothorax | when air introduced into intrapleural space and leads to
1) collapsed lung
2) chest wall springs out
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| emphysema | increased lung compliance due to loss of elastic fibers leading to decreased elastic recoil
pt needs to breathe at higher lung volumes to increase elastic recoil
class symptom: barrel-shaped chest
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| fibrosis | decrease lung compliance due to stiffening of lung tissue
AKA restrictive disease
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| alveolar surface tension | created by attractive forces between adjacent liquid molecules lining alveoli
creates high collapsing pressure in small alveoli
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| surfactant | produced by type II alveolar cells
mixture of phospholipids-->most imp. constituent dipalmitoyl phophotidylcholine
reduces surface tension & collapsing press by breaking up forces between liquid molecules
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| neonatal respiratory distress syndrome | neonates lacking surfactant-->imp. because increases lung compliance and reduces work of expanding lungs
surfactant synthesis produced early as gestational WK24-almost always present by WK35
atelectasis and hypoxemia develops
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| transmural pressure in lungs | transpulmonary press. = alveolar pressure - intrapleural pressure
(+) value is expanding pressure on lungs
(-) value is collapsing pressure on lungs
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| physiologic shunt | 2% CO normally bypasses alveoli
two sources: 1) bronchial blood flow and 2) coronary venous blood
why Pao2<PAo2
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| diffusion-limited gas exchange | gas exchange limited by diffusion process
diffusion will continue as long as partial pressure for gas maintained
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| perfusion-limited gas exchange | gas exchange limited by blood flow
partial pressure gradient not maintained-->blood flow must increase to increase gas exchange
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| perfusion-limited O2 transport | O2 transport during normal conditions; alveolar air and capillary blood equilibrate 1/3 way down capillary
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| diffusion-limited O2 transport | occurs during pathological conditions and strenuous exercise
total O2 transfer is greatly reduced
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| O2 transport at high altitude | Po2 in alveolar gas decreases because barometric pressure decreases; partial pressure gradient greatly reduced along with O2 diffusion
equilibration is slower
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| dissolved O2 in blood | approx. 2% of total O2 in blood-->insufficient meet demands of tissue
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| O2 bound to hemoglobin | approx. 98% of total O2 in blood
hemoglobin contains four subunits (2 alpha chains and 2 beta chains); each subunit binds one O2 molecule
hemoglobin heme moiety must be in Fe2+ state to bind O2
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| methemoglobin | heme moiety contains Fe3+ and does not bind O2
deficiency of methemoglobin reductase is a congenital variant of the disease
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| fetal hemoglobin | beta chains are replaced by gamma chains
modification results in higher O2 affinity-->facilitates O2 movement from mother to fetus
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| hemoglobin S | abnormal variant that causes sickle cell disease
beta subunits are abnormal and distorts RBC in the deoxygenated form-->can occlude small blood vessels
O2 affinity is low
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| O2-hemoglobin dissociation curve | sigmoidal shape-->affinity increases with each successive O2 molecule bound-->phenomenon called positive cooperativity
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| P50 on O2-hemoglobin dissociation curve | point used as indicator for change in hemoglobin affinity for O2
-increase reflects decreased affinity
-decrease reflects increased affinity
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| O2-hemoglobin dissociation curve shift to the right | reflects decreased O2 affinity-->increased P50-->facilitates O2 unloading
result of increased Pco2, temperature, 2,3-DPG and decreased pH
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| 2,3-diphosphoglycerate | byproduct of glycolysis in RBC
binds to beta chains of deoxyhemoglobin-->reduces O2 affinity
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| O2-hemoglobin dissociation curve shift to the left | reflects increased O2 affinity-->decreased P50-->makes O2 unloading harder
result of decreased Pco2, temperature, 2,3-DPG/hemoglobin F and increased pH
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| carbon monoxide | decreases O2 bound to hemoglobin-->has 250x higher affinity to hemoglobin than O2
shifts O2-hemoglobin dissociation curve to left-->unbound heme groups have increased affinity for O2
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| oxygen transport in blood | 2% dissolved O2
98% O2 bound to hemoglobin
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| carbon dioxide transport in blood | 5% dissolved CO2
3% carbaminohemoglobin-->binds to terminal amino groups on proteins
90% bicarbonate
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| hypoxic vasoconstriction | decrease in PAO2 produces pulmonary vasoconstriction
adaptive mechanism-->reduces pulmonary blood flow to poorly ventilated areas where it would be "wasted"
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| thromboxane A2 | powerful vascoconstrictor of arterioles and veins
product of arachidonic acid metabolism via cyclooxygenase pathway
produced in response to lung injury in macrophages, leukocytes, and endothelial cells
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| prostacyclin (prostaglandin I2) | potent local vasodilator
product of arachidonic acid metabolism via cyclooxygenase pathway
produced by lung endothelial cells
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| leukotrienes | causes airway constriction
product of arachidonic acid metabolism via lipoxygenase pathway
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| blood flow distribution in lung | zone 1-low blood flow; PA>Pa>Pv
zone 2-med blood flow; Pa>PA>Pv
zone 3-high blood flow; Pa>Pv>PA
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| right-to-left-shunt | septal defect between right and left ventricle
portion of CO not oxygenated-->hypoxemia always occurs due to dilutional effect
cannot be corrected by breathing high O2 gas
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| left-to-right shunt | common and doesn't cause hypoxemia
result of: 1) patent ductus arteriosus 2) traumatic injury
right heart CO > left heart CO
Po2 in right heart blood is elevated
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| V/Q distribution in lungs | zone 1-highest V/Q; highest Pao2; lowest Paco2
zone 3-lowest V/Q; lowest Pao2; highest Paco2
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| V/Q mismatches | dead space- V/Q=infinity; no perfusion; alveolar gas same comp as humidified inspired air
high V/Q
low V/Q- ventilation decreased
shunt- V/Q=0; no ventilation; airway obstruction; right-to-left shunt; blood same comp as mixed venous blood
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| medullary respiratory center | 1)inspiratory center: controls basic breathing rhythm; input from CNIX and X; output via phrenic n.
2)expiratory center: inactive during quiet breathing because expiration passive process; active during exercise
located in reticular formation
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| apneustic center | produces abnormal breathing pattern with prolonged inspiratory gasps due to prolonged contraction of diaphragm
located in lower pons
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| pneumotaxic center | turns off inspiration;limits tidal volume
located in upper pons
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| hypoxemia vs hypoxia | hypoxemia-->decrease in arterial Po2
hypoxia-->decrease in O2 delivery
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| causes of hypoxia | 1)decreased CO
2)anemia
3)carbon monoxide poisoning
4)cyanide poisoning
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| causes of hypoxemia | 1)high altitude
2)hypoventilation
3)diffusion defects-->alleviated by supplemental O2
4)V/Q defects
5)right-to-left shunts-->not alleviated by supplemental O2
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