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The primary toxicity of pulmonary agents is to the ________ and follows __________ of smoke, particles, vapors, or gases.
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Pulmonary (choking) agents primarily enter the victim by what means?
inhalation
What would negatively affect carbon dioxide alveolar diffusion?
pulmonary edema
What vessels carry blood to the right side of the heart?
superior vena cava(SVC) transports blood from body above the level of heart i.e.head, neck, face.. whereas inferior vena cava(IVC) transports blood from body below the level of heart i.e. the rest of the body.. SVC and IVC drain into the right atrium seperately.
What are systemic and pulmonary circulation?
pulmonary circulation the flow of blood from the right ventricle through the pulmonary artery to the lungs, where carbon dioxide is exchanged for oxygen, and back through the pulmonary vein to the left atrium.
What is movement of blood through the body?
moves from pulmonary veins to the left of the heart aorta
Is a soman a choking agent?
No, it is a nerve agent, so it would affect the nervous system. Choking agents affect the pulmonary system.
What cells of the body does radon affect?
Pulmonary alveoli cells
How do pulmonary agents cause pulmonary edema?
They damage the alveolar-capillary membrane
Pulmonary agents primarily enter the victim by what means?
Inhalation.
The primary toxicity of pulmonary agents is to the?
airway inhalation
What systems do nerve agents affect?
Nerve agents typically affect the acetylcholine system by irreversibly binding to the enzyme, acetylcholinesterase. This prevents the body from catabolizing acetylcholine, resulting in an accumulation of the neurotransmitter in the synapse and neuromuscular junction.
Pulmonary (choking) agents primarily enter the victim by what means?
inhalation
Nerve agents affect the way in which nerve cells transmit signals in the body this process is called?
Neurotransmission
Will infectious agents always affect the same organ or tissue they have entered?
No, infectious agents don't always affect the same organ or tissue they have entered. For instance, chickenpox virus (varicella) enters the body through the mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract, but spreads throughout the body.
Why pulmonary is an artery rather than vein?
in our body there are both, pulmonary artery and pulmonary vein
Pulmonary cyanogen nerve and riot control agents are categories of what CBRNE agent?
Chemical
How does politics affect agents in South Africa?
what sort of agents/????
