MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

ABDOMINAL

CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
True or False. Change position every 3 hours to promote expansion and oxygenation of all areas of the lungs.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -When you breathe in, or inhale, your diaphragm contracts and moves downward. This increases the space in your chest cavity, and your lungs expand into it. The muscles between your ribs also help enlarge the chest cavity.

Detailed explanation-2: -This may be related to changes in lung volumes with positions. Standing and sitting have been shown to lead to the highest lung volumes [72, 73]. At higher lung volumes the elastic recoil of the lungs and the chest wall is greater.

Detailed explanation-3: -Membrane thickness – the thinner the membrane, the faster the rate of diffusion. Membrane surface area – the larger the surface area, the faster the rate of diffusion. Pressure difference across the membrane. Diffusion coefficient of the gas.

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