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unit 5 respiration

  1. Inadequate aveolar ventilation to meet oxygen demands.
    hypovolemia
  2. Collapse of alveoli that impairs gas exchange.
    atelectasis
  3. test used to measure volume of air entering the lungs.
    spirometry
  4. pumps blood to the systemic circulation.
    left ventricle
  5. considered the end-diastolic volume.
    preload
  6. diagnostic test that reflects electrical activity of the heart.
    electrocardiogram
  7. process of moving gases in and out of the lung.
    vetilation
  8. reduced circulating blood volume.
    hypovolemia
  9. vaccine type recommended for older adults.
    influenza
  10. resistance to the left ventricular ejection.
    afterload
  11. inadequate tissue oxygenation at the cellular level.
    hypoxia
  12. disturbance in electrical impulse.
    dysrythmia
  13. late sign of hypoxia seen in the skin and mucous membranes.
    cyanosis
  14. blood component that carries oxygen to tissues.
    hemoglobin
  15. bloody sputum.
    hemoptysis
  16. passive process in breathing.  
    expiration
  17. required by the body to sustain life.
    oxygen
  18. breathlessness as a result of hypoxia.
    dyspnea
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