Anatomy
Innervates the diaphragm
What is the phrenic nerve?
Increased concentrations of carbon dioxide in the blood.
What is hypercapnia?
The is the type of restrictive lung disease that Mr. Max Chaves had
What is idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis?
All Obstructive diseases are characterized by this trait
What is narrowing of the airways with increased airway resistance?
Imaging tool that helps to quickly detect areas of lung consolidation, fluid, masses, or abnormal growths.
What is a chest X-ray?
Sacs that increase the surface area in the lungs for gas exchange
What are the Alveoli?
The maximum number of oxygen atoms that one hemoglobin can bind to.
What is four?
The test that is ordered for someone who is suspected to have restrictive lung disease
What is pulmonary function test?
This is the most common Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, affecting 7.7% of Americans
What is Asthma?
A common type of pulmonary function test that measures the amount of air inhale and exhale, and at what speed it is performed.
What is spirometry?
The membrane that covers the thoracic cavity and the surface of the lungs
What is the pleura?
The amount of air that the lungs can expel after having been filled completely.
What is vital capacity?
Restrictive lung diseases are characterized by these two things
This kind of drug is used to treat Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases by relaxing the airways
What are bronchodilators?
Produces two-dimensional, cross-sectional information that can provide more information than a single X-ray image.
What is a CT scan?
The muscle primarily responsible for inspiration
What is the diaphragm
The effect of increased pH on hemoglobin's affinity for oxygen.
What is greater oxygen affinity?
This factor is the best predictor of survival in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
What is forced vital capacity (FVC) decline over time?
Treatments for Obstructive and Restrictive lung diseases share this kind of drug that reduces inflammation
What are corticosteroids?
Estimates oxygen levels in your blood using a probe placed on your finger.
What is pulse oximetry?
Tongue-shaped projection found in several anatomical contexts, most commonly referring to a part of the left lung that is homologous to the middle lobe of the right lung
What is the lingula?
The name of carbon dioxide bound to hemoglobin.
What is carbaminohemoglobin?
This pulmonary function test finding distinguishes restrictive disease from obstructive disease
What is decreased FVC with a normal or increased FEV1/FVC ratio
These two diseases are lumped under the category of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
What are Emphysema and Chronic Bronchitis?
The ratio that represents the percentage of the lung capacity that can be exhaled in one second.
What is the FEV1 to FVC ratio?