Pneumonia cause on Increased Respiratory Rate
- Why would the patient have an increased respiratory rate if they are suffering from pneumonia? You need to explain the physiology behind why having pneumonia causes increased respiratory rate
- Where is the respiratory control centre located? What is the stimulus that causes the respiratory control centre to increase respiratory rate?
- Describe the steps involved in homeostasis of respiratory rate – include the following in your answer (min 200 words):
- Name two (2) respiratory gases detected in the blood?
- Briefly explain what respiratory acidosis and respiratory alkalosis are:
- Differentiate between pulmonary ventilation, internal respiration and cellular respiration.
- Describe what occurs during normal respiratory gas transport. Discuss how O2 and CO2 are transported in the blood
- Relate the diagnosis of pneumonia to two stages of respiration – external respiration and gas transport.
Describe what occurs during normal external respiration
