Exam 8: Disorders of Oxygenation

A straddling embolism is a large embolus that straddles the bifurcation of the pulmonary artery.

____ are, by definition, fever-producing substances released within the body.

____________________ is infectious secretions from the lungs.

The net difference between two pressures creates a(n) ____.

Any environment that has less than ____% oxygen in the atmosphere should be considered an oxygen-poor environment.

The Fick equation is VO₂= CO * (CaO₂+ CvO₂).

Dissolved oxygen in the plasma, or ____, is obtained by drawing an arterial blood sample and performing an arterial blood gas.

Night sweats and unexplained weight loss are cardinal signs of tuberculosis.

At rest, the body's tissues use approximately ____ of oxygen per minute.

A(n) ____________________ has a non-invasive probe with two light-emitting diodes (LED) that pass red (600 to 750 nm) and infrared (850 to 1,000 nm) light through a capillary bed to a photodiode across from the LED.

The list of lighter than air gasses (aerosols) is long.

The total oxygen content of the blood is a combination of the amount of oxygen carried in hemoglobin and the amount of oxygen dissolved in blood.

The volume of a gas determines whether it is lighter than or heavier than air.

The traditional triad of symptoms that indicate PE in a patient includes unexplained dyspnea, pleuritic type chest pain, and hemoptysis.

____________________ is the unnatural lack of color in the skin.

If a patient is on the summit of a mountain at a height greater than 5,500 m, then barometric pressure would be twice of that pressure at sea level.

If a patient has acidosis (low pH) the oxyhemoglobin curve will shift to the right as well; this is known as the ____ effect.

An occlusion of the pulmonary artery by a blood thrombus or other obstacle is called a(n) ____.

____ is an acute lung failure often associated with pneumonia.

____ is a bluish discoloration of skin and it can be observed peripherally, in the fingernails or toes, and centrally in the inside of the lips, the tongue, and the conjunctiva of the eyelids.