Vivas Week 9

1. What is lung compliance?

What physiological factors affect lung compliance?

How is lung compliance affected in emphysema?

What are the physiological effects of pulmonary surfactant?

2. Outline the natural history and spectrum of TB

How is TB diagnosed?

3. Describe the pathogenesis of ARDS

What conditions are associated with the development of ARDS?

4. What is emphysema?

Describe the pathogenesis of emphysema

How do the clinical features of emphysema differ from those of chronic bronchitis?

5. What class of drug is salbutamol?

What are the different routes of administration of salbutamol?

What are the advantages of the different methods of administering inhaled salbutamol?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of IV salbutamol in asthma?

6. You will need McMinns Clinical Atlas of Human Anatomy

• Turn to page 368 (of 7th edition) you will be referencing image A
• Cover the answers

Name and indicate the boundaries of the femoral triangle

Name and demonstrate the contents

What does the femoral nerve supply?

7. What are the clinical features of PE?

Name some risk factors for pulmonary embolism

What factors determine the severity of the pathophysiological response to PE?

8. What parts of the brain control respiration?

What stimuli affect respiration?

How does hypoventilation affect respiration?