Pharmacology
SABAs and LABAs act on this type of receptor.
What is the beta 2 adrenergic receptor?
The epiglottis does this:
What is prevent food and liquid from entering the lower respiratory tract during swallowing?
This clinical presentation is consistent with a patient suffering from Emphysema.
What is a pink puffer?
Ipratropium is an example of this class of medications.
What are SAMAs?
The trachea extends from this level and ends at this other level.
What is C6 to T4 or T5?
This cardiac condition can result due to primary disease in lungs.
What is cor pulmonale?
Antimetabolites act via this mechanism:
What is interfering with the incorporation of nucleotides into DNA?
This marks the change from conducting zone to respiratory zone.
What are terminal bronchioles?
The FEV1/FVC ratio is reduced in this type of disorder.
What is an obstructive disorder
This class of antineoplastic agent acts primarily by chemically interacting with DNA
What are alkylating agents?
These makeup the 4 paired sinuses
What are maxillary, frontal, ethmoidal, and sphenoidal sinuses?
A malignant tumor of the cartilage.
Indacaterol is approved for this condition, but not for this other one.
What are COPD and Asthma?
What are the ariculotemporal nerve (CN V3) and the Vagus nerve (CNX).
These makeup the stages of pneumonia
Congestion
Red Hepatization
Grey Hepatization
Resolution