Respiratory Medicine — Flashcards

What is the normal range for PaCO2 on ABG? _____

What is the normal range for pH on ABG? _____

Influenza undergoes antigenic _____ due to genetic reassortment of hemagglutinin (HA) or neuraminidase (NA) genes, resulting in pandemics

Influenza _____ is the most severe & most common

IM influenza vaccine = _____ Intranasal influenza vaccine = live attenuated

Hint: live/inactivated

In influenza the antigen _____ facilitates viral entry by binding to sialic acid

Influenza is transmitted via respiratory droplets more commonly in _____ months

Influenza is a clinical diagnosis, but can be confirmed with _____

_____ is an acute, contagious viral respiratory infection caused by influenza virus A, B, C (rarely)

Influenza A is named according to _____ & neuraminidase (NA) subtypes