customer with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) comes to you at the pharmacy and begins to describe her problems, and that she needs oxygen to be able to breathe. You realize that she does not have a basic knowledge of the anatomical structure and function of the respiratory system.

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A: A Pulmonary Function Test helps to assess the level of functioning of the lungs. The purposes of…

Q: The anterior air sacs would always have a higher po2 than the posterior air sacs. Anterior. air sacs…

A: The respiratory system of birds transports oxygen from the atmosphere to the tissues while also…

Q: Briefly describe two different ways that smoking cigarettes would affect the respiratory system.…

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Q: Your friend Lolo wants to train for her first-ever 5k running race, and she is already thinking…

A: The lungs and respiratory system allow us to breathe. They bring oxygen into our bodies (called…

Q: Derrick is a 72-year-old man who is attending a hospital emergency department with increased…

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Q: hen someone takes a deep breathe in, they can completely breathe in new air and dispose of all the…

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Q: Compared to healthy individuals, the lungs' residual volumes of patients with emphysema is…

A: Lung care is vital for maintaining general health and avoiding respiratory illnesses such as…

Q: Stan has poorly controlled chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and has suffered from frequent…

A: Stan has poorly controlled chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).He has a history of frequent…

Q: Derrick is a 72-year-old man who is attending a hospital emergency department with increased…

A: Th 72 year old male  patient is suffering from breathlessness due to exacerbation of his COPD.  His…

Q: He wanted to also know if he would be able to resume his training as a vocalist once his restrictive…

A: The benefits of singing can be considered in three broad categories—physical, psychological and…

Q: Why must a patient have a chest tube placed to CONTINUOUS suction if he/she suffers a pneumothorax?…

A: Pneumothorax is a condition where the person’s lungs collapse because of the air leaking in the…

Q: Explain, in your own words, how and why oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged rapidly in alveoli.…

A: The respiratory system allows us to breathe. They bring oxygen into our bodies by a process called…

Q: write some basic facts in a whole paragraph of a respiratory system,

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Q: Regarding the pleura of the lung, smooth gliding of the lung against the chest wall occurs within:…

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Q: During ventilation what is the best description of: "(tidal volume) - (anatomic dead space)"?…

A: Different organ systems work in a coordinated manner to maintain optimum body functioning. The…

Q: 9-year-old girl presents to your pharmacy. Her mother tells you that the child has been generally…

A: The various causes that may leads to breathlessness in the child are: Asthma Pneumonia Congestive…

Q: Which of the following statements about type I respiratory failure is correct? CNS depression with…

A: Type 1 respiratory failure or hypoxemic condition is basically when the tissue of lung get damaged…

Q: Clinical terms for variations in respiratory rhythm are listed in the boxes below. Place each term…

A: Respitaory rhythm:It is a consistent and oscillating cycle of the inspiration and expiration.It is…

Q: The following clinical presentation is designed to assess your ability to anticipate a serious…

A: Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder that is potentially serious in which the breathing of an individual…

Q: A patient is undergoing surgery under general anesthesia. The anesthesiologist is using an…

A: Vecuronium: It is a medication that belongs to class of neuro muscular blocking agents also known as…

Q: Write the name of the respiratory pathways and organs in order of their location, and their location…

A: RESPIRATION : respiration is the movement of oxygen from the outside environment to the cells within…

Q: rs Smith has recovered from her injury and her pneumothorax has resolved. The doctor has ordered the…

A: The chest drains are also called Under water sealed drains ( UWSD ) which are inserted to allow the…

Q: Children may also suffer from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).Symptoms experienced during the daytime…

A: Obstructive Sleep Apnea is a serious form of sleeping disorder in which the breathing of an…

Q: Air in and out Alveolus Carbon Dioxide Oxygen Capillary Fig 3 Gas Exchange in the Alveolus Source:…

A: The nose (and nasal cavity), throat, trachea, lungs, and diaphragm compose the respiratory system of…

Q: Each lung is contained within its own pleural cavity. True O False The conducting zone of the…

A: The lungs are a pair of respiratory organs that are placed near the chest and eliminate carbon…

Q: Which of the following statements about the respiratory system is FALSE?   Question 5 options:…

A: NOTE: The options are numbered as 1, 2, 3 and 4. Respiratory system is one of the major biological…

Q: Fill in the blank:  Chemosensitive areas of the respiratory center are located in the ventral…

A: Respiration is a process that involves breathing and generation of energy (cellular respiration).…

Q: Derrick is a 72-year-old man who is attending a hospital emergency department with increased…

A: Derrick 72-year-old manwith increased shortness of breathdue to an acute exacerbation of chronic…

Q: Name ONE lung volume or capacity that decreased in the emphysema patient.

A: Emphysema is a type of obstructive lung disease in which the air sacs or alveoli of the lung are…

Q: Derrick is a 72-year-old man who is attending a hospital emergency department with increased…

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Q: Correctly label the components of the lungs. Middle lobe Cardiac impression Middle lobar bronchus…

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Q: The congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS) is a disorder of the autonomic nervous system…

A: Introduction: Hypoventilation is when the concentration of arterial carbon dioxide is high. This…

Q: Alveolar pressure has the following characteristics (select all that apply): O It is always a…

A: lungs is the organ which helps us to breath . it takes in oxygen and gives out carbon dioxide rich…

Q: He wants to know why the doctor had him take a deep breath and then force as much air out as…

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Q: Patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) have a defect in which of the following parts of the respiratory…

A: Question - Patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) have a defect in which of the following parts of the…

Q: You are taking care of a 28 year old woman with pneumonia in the hospital. She had been on a…

A: Pneumonia is a condition marked by inflammation in the lungs, mainly the alveoli. Fluid accumulation…

Q: Match the sequence of statements with the correct structures as you trace air through the…

A: The respiratory system comprises organs and tissues that make us breathe and involves our airways,…

Q: why must our lungs return to not collapse? list factors needed to enable it to be possible.

A: Answer: BREATHING =It is the process of exchanging gases from environment to lungs and vice versa.…

Q: You are dispatched to a shopping mall for a 8 year old boy that is short of breath. On arrival you…

A: 8 year old child sitting next to his mother, he is slumped forward and appears to be in respiratory…

Q: Small spaces such as bronchioles and alveoli have a tendency to collapse due to surface tension,…

A: “Since you have asked multiple question, we will solve the first question for you. If you want any…

Q: A respiratory therapist must draw arterial blood from a patient before O2 therapy can be initiated.…

A: Oxygen therapy is the process of administering oxygen to increase blood oxygen levels. Oxygen…

Q: Identify and compare the histology of the different structures of the respiratory system; and to…

A: Respiratory system consists of the organs and other body parts that involves in breathing process.…

Q: Although respiratory muscles are voluntary, you cannot hold your breath until you lose consciousness…

A: The upper brain stem (mesencephalon, pons, medulla oblongata, cerebellum) controls involuntary and…

Q: which of the following processes involves anatomy from both the respiratory and cardiovascular…

A: The circulatory system and the respiratory system are two different organ systems in the human body…