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Increased VA/Q results in _____

Both ventilation and perfusion are _____ at the base of the lung than at the apex of the lung

A decrease in PAO2 causes a hypoxic _____ that shunts blood away from poorly ventilated regions of the lung

In a patient with a pulmonary emboli, V/Q lung scan shows mismatch due to abnormal _____

In certain pathologic situations, the physiologic dead space may become greater than the anatomic dead space, suggesting a _____ defect

_____ is perfusion of lung regions that are not ventilated (V/Q = 0)

The V/Q ratio at the base of the lung is normally _____, indicating wasted perfusion

In zone _____ of the lung, high alveolar pressure may compress the capillaries and reduce blood flow in this zone

In the lungs, hypoxia causes vaso-_____

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Certain organisms that thrive in high O2 (e.g. TB) flourish in the _____ of the lung

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Flashcard 1: Increased VA/Q results in _____

Answer: alveolar dead space

Flashcard 2: Both ventilation and perfusion are _____ at the base of the lung than at the apex of the lung

Answer: greater

Flashcard 3: A decrease in PAO2 causes a hypoxic _____ that shunts blood away from poorly ventilated regions of the lung

Answer: vasoconstriction

Flashcard 4: In a patient with a pulmonary emboli, V/Q lung scan shows mismatch due to abnormal _____

Answer: perfusion

Flashcard 5: In certain pathologic situations, the physiologic dead space may become greater than the anatomic dead space, suggesting a _____ defect

Answer: ventilation/perfusion (V/Q)

Flashcard 6: _____ is perfusion of lung regions that are not ventilated (V/Q = 0)

Answer: Shunt

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Flashcard 7: The V/Q ratio at the base of the lung is normally _____, indicating wasted perfusion

Answer: 0.6

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Flashcard 8: In zone _____ of the lung, high alveolar pressure may compress the capillaries and reduce blood flow in this zone

Answer: 1

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Flashcard 9: In the lungs, hypoxia causes vaso-_____

Answer: constriction

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Flashcard 10: Certain organisms that thrive in high O2 (e.g. TB) flourish in the _____ of the lung

Answer: apex

Extra: Watch associated Bootcamp video [https://app.bootcamp.com/med-school/pulmonology/videos/blood?index=6] https://onlinemeded.org?ref=anki

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