What physiologic compensations are available forchronic hypoxia due to respiratory impairmentand for chronic hypercapnia?

Q: Ventilation changes during exercise. True or false?

A: Respiration is a biochemical process of oxidation of organic compounds in an orderly manner for the…

Q: Define the term hyperventilation?

A: Carbon dioxide produced during cellular respiration is transported out via the blood. The gas…

Q: Describe the neural factors involved in increasingventilation during exercise

A: Ventilation is commonly called breathing and refers to the inhalation and exhalation of oxygen and…

Q: Explain how inspiration and expiration depend onpressure changes.

A: The change in pressure depends on inspiration and expiration by :

Q: What neuromuscular disorders are associated with reduced lung compliance?

A: Lung compliance It is the ability of lungs to stretch and expand.  Normal adult lung compliance…

Q: Describe the conditions hyperventilation and hypoventilation?

A: The rate at which breathing occurs is known as respiratory rate. This is controlled and set by the…

Q: Describe the pathways by which increased arterial PCO2 stimulates ventilation?

A: In this pathway, the blood pH decreased but at the end of this pathway, everything comes to a normal…

Q: Define the term hypoxia?

A: Breathing is described as the movement of air between the atmosphere and the lung alveoli. It…

Q: Define the Bohr effect and describe how it explains maximal oxygen delivery to tissues in greatest…

A: The red blood cells are one of the formed elements of the blood which are suspended in the plasma.…

Q: State the equation relating minute ventilation, tidal volume, and respiratory rate. Give…

A: Minute ventilation is defined as the volume of gas taken during inhalation or given during…

Q: What conditions does excess postexercise oxygen consumption help to correct?

A: The rate of breathing or ventilation increases during muscle fatigue caused by vigorous exercise.…

Q: Describe and identify the values for the respiratory volumes and the respiratory capacities?

A: Respiration is a biochemical process of oxidation of organic compounds in an orderly manner for the…

Q: How does pneumonia cause hypoxia?

A: Pneumonia is a disease of the lungs that may be generated by pathogens (bacteria, viruses, or…

Q: Describe how the value for the peak expiratory flow rate might temporarily be altered in an…

A: Peak expiratory flow rate is defined as the rate at which a patient can exhale after deep…

Q: Explain how measurements of blood PCO2, bicarbonate, and pH are affected by hypoventilation and…

A: Maintenance of pH in the blood depends on the conversion of carbon dioxide to bicarbonate ions…

Q: What is the chloride shift?

A: Breathing is the exchange of respiratory gases by organisms.

Q: Define the term excitotoxicity?

A: The voltage across a cell membrane during the resting stage is known as the resting membrane…

Q: What are the Causes of Pulmonary Surfactant Deficiency?

A: Pulmonary surfactant  can be defined as the mixture of lipids and proteins which is secreted by the…

Q: How do elevated carbon dioxide levels alter serum pH andrespiratory pattern?

A: When carbon dioxide mixes with water it forms carbonic acid. As carbon dioxide travels through the…

Q: What is the scientific basis of impaired gas exchange related to immature pulmonary functioning?

A: Oxygen is essential for various cellular processes and carbon dioxide, produced as a byproduct of…

Q: State one cause of hypomagnesemia.

A: Health refers to the well-being of a person. The nutritional status of a person is important in…

Q: How are alveolar ventilation and oxygenation estimated and assessed?

A: The exchange of gas between the alveoli and the external environment is called Alveolar ventilation.…

Q: Does hypoxia increase the BPG level?

A: At high altitudes, the air is less dense and hence the partial of oxygen is lower. Under such…

Q: What are the side effects of Stimulation of the peripheral chemoreceptors?

A: Control and coordination in the human body are regulated by the nervous system. The nervous system…

Q: What is hypoxia?

A: Sometimes a body do not get enough oxygen and It can be due to two conditions :- 1) Hypoxemia  2 )…