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How is PAP determined?
A chest x ray may show alveolar disease. An arterial blood gas reveals low oxygen levels in the blood. Bronchoscopy with transtracheal biopsy shows alveolar proteinosis.
What is the difference between pulmonary and alveolar ventilation?
nothing
What percentage of the alveolar surface is covered with pulmonary capillaries?
99%
What disease do the alveolar walls break down?
pulmonary embolism
What is ground-glass interstitial disease of the lung?
It is a form of lung disease that looks like ground glass on x-ray and CT scans. The most common causes of ground-glass opacity include usual interstitial pneumonia, nonspecific interstitial pneumonitis, desquamative interstitial pneumonia, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, pulmonary oedema and pulmonary haemorrhage, and pneumonias (particularly pneumocystis carinii pneumonia). Less common causes include alveolar proteinosis, acute interstitial pneumonia or other causes of diffuse alveolar damage or the adult respiratory distress syndrome, respiratory bronchiolitis and early radiation pneumonitis.
What is the mechanism that allows oxygen to move from the alveolar into the pulmonary capillary blood?
Simple diffusion
What is the adjective for alveolus?
The adjective for alveolus (singular) or alveoli (plural) is alveolar.
What does the alveoi do?
They are especially significant in the gas (air) exchange through to the pulmonary alveolar-capillary membrane.
Which transport mechanism causes the respiratory gases to move across the alveolar pulmonary capillary membranes?
Diffusion
What is also known as the intra-alveolar pressure?
Intra-alveolar pressure is also known as the machinal chain.
Does the gas exchange function of the respiratory system occur in the alveoli?
Yes gas is transferred through the alveolar/capillary membrane in the alveolus. Gas moves from the alveolar air sacs to the pulmonary capillaries.
What does the Heart do to the Oxygen Blood in the Pulmonary Alveolar?
it changes oxygen to Carbon dioxide in the cells and the carbon becomes carboxy heamoglobin
