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70 year old woman moves to Denver, CO and has difficulty breathing.…
70 year old woman moves to Denver, CO and has difficulty breathing. There's fluid in the lungs which is pneumonia.
background
gas laws
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Henry's law
solubility of a gas in a liquid is dependent upon the partial pressure of the gas in the air and the solubility coefficient of the gas in liquid
lung anatomy
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alveolar type 1 cells
95% of the alveolar surface, moist,and prone to collapse due to high surface tension
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alveolar duct
lead into alveolar sacs, grapelike clusters of alveoli
partial pressure
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with a high elevation the atmospheric pressure decreases which means the partial pressure decreases as well
effects of inflammation
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inflammation in the bronchi or bronchioles can reduce amount of oxygen coming in leading to tissues and cells not getting oxygen or reduce amount of carbon dioxide going out which is toxic
downstream
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the viral infection cause inflammation which then caused fluid build up in the alveoli which is then pneumonia
If untreated
pleura cavity gets swollen creating a sharp pain when breathing. it will then fill with fluid called pleural effusion
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