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Question: The following substances are activated by passage through the pulmonary circulation?
- Bradykinin
- Serotonin
- Noradrenalin
- Angiotensin 1
- Vasopressin
Explanation:
- Many vasoactive substances are also inactivated during passage through the lungs.
- Bradykinin is inactivated by ACE.
- Serotonin is also inactivated in the lungs, not through degradation, but rather through uptake and storage.
- The lungs also contain enzymes that degrade prostaglandins E1, E2, and F2alpha, as well as norepinephrine.
- The angiotensin-converting enzyme is found on the surface of capillary endothelial cells in the lungs. The enzyme catalyzes the conversion of angiotensin I to angiotensin II, a potent vasoconstrictor.
Answers:
- false
- false
- false
- true
- false
Cardiopulmonary bypass Module
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- The basic CPB circuitry.
- Myocardial injury and preservation during CPB.
- Conduct and complications of CPB.
- The perioperative considerations surrounding the management of a patient undergoing CPB.
ANAESTHETIC IMPLICATIONS OF THE CARDIAC IMPLANTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES (CIEDs)
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