PHTY205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Neuromuscular Junction, Hypopnea, Pus
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Describe the structure and function of the respiratory system in terms of the clinical reasoning model. Respiratory physiology: hypoventilation, shunt, dead space, vq mismatch, diffusion. Interconnection of gas movement and secretion movement: respiratory load, what the muscles have to work against to. Move the air through the airways (resistance) Defining respiratory problems in terms of impairment: disorder of the body (lung) function, gas movement problem: Carbon dioxide movement: secretion movement problem: Define a symptom and a sign: symptom, a new feeling or departure from normal feelings which is noticed by the patient. It is personal to the patient, and cannot be accurately quantified by anyone else. List the signs a patient with a respiratory disorder may present with: general appearance, body shape. Note breathing patterns will vary from person to person: muscle recruitment. Can be an appropriate strategy to deal with increased cvs demands of strenuous activity or sign or respiratory distress. Pursed lip breathing: paradoxical breathing patterns.
