KROK 1 2013 – Question 192 · KROK (Medicine) · Physiology
Anatomical dead space is the portion of the air that is left in the airways after expiration. The reduction of the anatomical dead space is typical for the following situation:
- A. Forward flexion of head
- B. Breathing through the mouth
- C. Turning the lying patient on his left side
- D. Tracheostomy
- E. Turning the lying patient on his right side
Hint
Anatomical dead space is the volume of the conducting airways, so ask which situation really changes that volume rather than just shifting where air and blood go.
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