Respiratory

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  1. 2. Increased intrathoracic pressures caused by CPAP can lead to
  2. 4. What is the role of cilia within the respiratory tract? ____ _____
  3. 5. ICP’s can value add to asthma presentations by administering what second line medication
  4. 7. A MDI with spacer and proper administration technique has been proven to be as effective as nebulised medication administration, although severely dyspnoeic patients with low _____ _____ _____ may have difficulty achieving proper MDI technique and may benefit from nebulised medication therapy.
  5. 10. Oral prednisolone is indicated when no previous therapeutic doses have been administered in the last _____ hours
  6. 12. Coughing up of blood due to pulmonary arteriolar rupture or leakage
  7. 15. COPD is an umbrella term for what irreversible airway conditions that cause obstruction to expiratory airflow 1) emphysema and 2)____ _____
  8. 18. In COPD patients requiring nebulised medications limit oxygen exposure to ___ minutes
  9. 20. A corticosteroid used by ICP’s
  10. 21. A short acting B2 adrenergic receptor agonist
  11. 22. If the patient shows no improvement from the current treatment regime as indicated by the classification of asthma severity table ____ to the next highest treatment regime
  12. 23. Magnesium reduces _____ influx into cells causing smooth muscle relaxation
  13. 24. Decreased function of the right ventricle due to pulmonary hypertension
  14. 25. What lung disease is characterised by abnormal enlargement of the airways distal to the terminal bronchioles and is to the destruction of alveolar septa
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  1. 1. Patients with a history of moderate to severe COPD may be at a risk of ______ respiratory failure
  2. 3. Degranulation of mast cells cause release of _____ _____
  3. 6. Adrenaline may be harmful if administered to patients presenting with exacerbation of ____
  4. 8. Exacerbation of asthma can lead to what type of shock
  5. 9. CPAP has a multifactorial action, decreasing work of breathing and ____ the alveoli during the entire respiratory cycle
  6. 11. Approx 70% of actue exacerbations of COPD are caused by ____ ____
  7. 13. The most common age for croup is six months to ____ years
  8. 14. Three clinical features of asthma are excess mucus production, airway oedema and _____
  9. 16. viral condition that causes inflammation of the upper airway, larynx, trachea and bronchi in children
  10. 17. Croup can be recognised by barking cough, horse voice and _____
  11. 19. An abnormal contraction of smooth muscle resulting in narrowing of the lumen and obstruction of airways and is the main characteristic of asthma