Explain How Cari's Nasal Passages And Pharynx Spread Into Her Lungs
Running Header: Cari’s Story
Jessica Mcinnis
Dr. Roberts
October 17, 2014
Unit 5 Case Study 1: Cari’s story
1. How could an infection in Cari’s nasal passages and pharynx spread into her lungs?
That infection that was in the pharynx and is the nasal passages spread into the sinuses because that is where it should be draining for the nasal passages. (Tortora, 2013)
2. What is a cough reflex? Describe that process that Cari’s respiratory system is using to clear her lungs by coughing?
When you cough it clears sputum and other particles that are not supposed to be there. When there is too much mucus your body wants it out so it starts a coughing reflex. (Tortora, 2013)
3. Which structures found in the terminal bronchioles and alveoli normally would …show more content…
protect Cari’s lungs from infectious pathogens and particulate matter?
In Cari’s Lungs there are macrophanages in the terminal bronchioles and alveoli that would normally protect from the infections and particulate matter. (Tortora, 2013)
4. How would the resistance of Cari’s airways be affected by excess mucus and fluid in her in her lung?
When buildup of mucus and fluids back up it would make the airways smaller because of the fluid and mucus. That would make the lungs not function correctly because of the buildup of fluid. (Tortora G. W., 2013)
5. How would Cari’s lung compliance (the effort required to expand the lungs) be altered as her alveoli fill up with fluid due to pneumonia?
Her lungs buildup trying to get gases into and out of the aveoli. When they fill up it is Pneumonia. (Tortora G. W., 2013)
6. How would fluid in Cari’s lung affect her total lung capacity?
When the lungs are filled up it lowers lung capacity and then there is no space for air to be filled up. (Tortora G. W., 2013)
7. How does the elevation of Cari’s respiratory rate alter her minute ventilation?
The increase in her respiration rate would change her ventilation by raising it.
The minute ventilation is defining by the times in the respiratory rate by the total ventilation. (Tortora G. W., 2013)
8. Normal blood oxygen saturation levels are greater than 94 percent; Cari’s blood oxygen saturation level was 90 percent at the time of her exam and an initial arterial blood gas analysis done when she was admitted to the hospital revealed her arterial P02 was 54 mmHg. How do these clinical findings relate to the internal respiration in Cari’s body?
If Cari was at a normal resting oxygen level should be about 94% with no added oxygen. (Tortora G. W., 2013)
9. Which of the symptoms Cari has described is due to lack of oxygen and reduced oxygen exchange at her tissues?
When the oxygen carrying capacity of hemoglobin with a rising pC02 will lower since pCO2 that lower since CO2 will take over the o2’s.
10. As Cari’s Pc02 rose, how was the oxygen-carrying capacity of hemoglobin affected?
When the PH and Pc02 were lowered her rate of breathing would also lower so there is added oxygen in the hemoglobin. (Tortora G. W., 2013)
11. How would administration of oxygen enhance Cari’s central drive to
breath?
Because she has fluid filling up her lungs the oxygen would increase her ability to breathe.
12. Which atomically structures in Cari”s respiratory system were initially involved?
The lungs and all the airways and the smaller bronchioles tubes to her illness.
13. Why was Cari plagued with a chronic smokers cough?
A smoker will eventually get a cough and it can last a few weeks. It will most of the time happen in the morning and sometimes continue throughout the day.
14. Which damaging effects of tobacco smoke led to Cari’s impaired respiratory defense mechanism?
Because of smoking it can cause infections and also can cause reoccurrence of infections and lung and breathing problems.
15. How did the pneumonia affect Cari’s lung function?
Pneumonia is when the lungs fill up with fluid making them harder to work correctly.
References:
(Tortora G. J., 2013)
Jessica Mcinnis
Dr. Roberts
October 17, 2014
Unit 5 Case Study 1: Cari’s story
1. How could an infection in Cari’s nasal passages and pharynx spread into her lungs?
That infection that was in the pharynx and is the nasal passages spread into the sinuses because that is where it should be draining for the nasal passages. (Tortora, 2013)
2. What is a cough reflex? Describe that process that Cari’s respiratory system is using to clear her lungs by coughing?
When you cough it clears sputum and other particles that are not supposed to be there. When there is too much mucus your body wants it out so it starts a coughing reflex. (Tortora, 2013)
3. Which structures found in the terminal bronchioles and alveoli normally would …show more content…
protect Cari’s lungs from infectious pathogens and particulate matter?
In Cari’s Lungs there are macrophanages in the terminal bronchioles and alveoli that would normally protect from the infections and particulate matter. (Tortora, 2013)
4. How would the resistance of Cari’s airways be affected by excess mucus and fluid in her in her lung?
When buildup of mucus and fluids back up it would make the airways smaller because of the fluid and mucus. That would make the lungs not function correctly because of the buildup of fluid. (Tortora G. W., 2013)
5. How would Cari’s lung compliance (the effort required to expand the lungs) be altered as her alveoli fill up with fluid due to pneumonia?
Her lungs buildup trying to get gases into and out of the aveoli. When they fill up it is Pneumonia. (Tortora G. W., 2013)
6. How would fluid in Cari’s lung affect her total lung capacity?
When the lungs are filled up it lowers lung capacity and then there is no space for air to be filled up. (Tortora G. W., 2013)
7. How does the elevation of Cari’s respiratory rate alter her minute ventilation?
The increase in her respiration rate would change her ventilation by raising it.
The minute ventilation is defining by the times in the respiratory rate by the total ventilation. (Tortora G. W., 2013)
8. Normal blood oxygen saturation levels are greater than 94 percent; Cari’s blood oxygen saturation level was 90 percent at the time of her exam and an initial arterial blood gas analysis done when she was admitted to the hospital revealed her arterial P02 was 54 mmHg. How do these clinical findings relate to the internal respiration in Cari’s body?
If Cari was at a normal resting oxygen level should be about 94% with no added oxygen. (Tortora G. W., 2013)
9. Which of the symptoms Cari has described is due to lack of oxygen and reduced oxygen exchange at her tissues?
When the oxygen carrying capacity of hemoglobin with a rising pC02 will lower since pCO2 that lower since CO2 will take over the o2’s.
10. As Cari’s Pc02 rose, how was the oxygen-carrying capacity of hemoglobin affected?
When the PH and Pc02 were lowered her rate of breathing would also lower so there is added oxygen in the hemoglobin. (Tortora G. W., 2013)
11. How would administration of oxygen enhance Cari’s central drive to
breath?
Because she has fluid filling up her lungs the oxygen would increase her ability to breathe.
12. Which atomically structures in Cari”s respiratory system were initially involved?
The lungs and all the airways and the smaller bronchioles tubes to her illness.
13. Why was Cari plagued with a chronic smokers cough?
A smoker will eventually get a cough and it can last a few weeks. It will most of the time happen in the morning and sometimes continue throughout the day.
14. Which damaging effects of tobacco smoke led to Cari’s impaired respiratory defense mechanism?
Because of smoking it can cause infections and also can cause reoccurrence of infections and lung and breathing problems.
15. How did the pneumonia affect Cari’s lung function?
Pneumonia is when the lungs fill up with fluid making them harder to work correctly.
References:
(Tortora G. J., 2013)