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Respiratory
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Nursing
Undergraduate 3
05/29/2018
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Term
Perfusion
 Definition
The ability of the cardiovascular system to pump ox blood to tissues and return deoxygenated blood to the lungs
Term
Ventilation
 Definition
Moving gasses into and out of the lungs (ventilator)
Term
Diffusion
 Definition
Moving respiration gasses from one area to another by concentration gradients co2 and o2 exchange
Term
Hypoventilation
 Definition
increased co2 (hypercapnia)
Respiratory acidosis
Term
Hyperventilation
 Definition
Decrease in co2 (hypocapnia)
Respiratory alkalosis
Anxiety
Term
Pneumothorax
 Definition
Air in pleural cavity
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