Approach to Cough + SOB Flashcards
w/ PFTs for COPD, what is low and what is high
low- FEV1, FVC, DLCO
high- TLC, residual volumes
what lab do you need to know before prescribing abx
Cr so you can know if their renal function in case you need to renally dose
PNA common presenting sxs
productive cough
fever
SOB
pleuritic CP
chills
impaired mentation + cough
presumptive dx + what tests do you do?
aspiration PNA
CXR
dyspnea
cough
sputum production
COPD
COPD stage 3 (severe) FEV1
30% to 49%
daily sxs
sxs more than 1 night/ week (not nightly)
some limitation in activity
FEV1 60-80%
moderate persistent asthma
PFT diagnostic for COPD
FEV1/FVC less than 70% and non reversible
when and why do you do a F/U CXR for CAP
6 weeks later
to exclude underlying mass
causes of L sided HF
CAD
HTN
alcoholic cardiomyopathy
sxs 2 or less times/ week
sxs 2 or less nights/ month
normal PFTs in between sxs
exacerbations are brief
FEV1 > 80%
intermittent asthma
causes of R sided HF
LV failure
severe pulmonary dz
CAD/ prior MI
HTN
paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
S3 gallop
JVD
crackles
HF
important tests for valvular dz
TTE (transthoracic echo)
what is the most common cause of diastolic dysfunction
HTN
sxs throughout the day
sxs often nightly
extremely limited physical activity
FEV1 < 60%
severe persistent asthma
what do patients w/ VTE + CA get
LMW heparin > direct oral anticoags or VKA antagonists
direct oral anticoags = dabigatran/ rivaroxaban/ apixaban/ edoxaban
NYHA class 1 HF
sxs only at levels that would limit normal people
how long do you give heparin for after a PE
at least 5 days
plus
when INR has been therapeutic for 2 consecutive days
what abx for CAP
x 5 days:
resp. FLQ- levofloxacin/ moxifloxacin
macrolide- aztihromycin/ clarithromycin/erythromycin
augmentin
how long do pts w/ their 1st PE/DVT + a provoked/ limited time risk factor take anticoags?
3 months
most common PNA pathogens
strep pneumoniae
mycoplasma pneumonia
H. flu
chlamydia
influenza/ other viruses
legionella
staph aureus
NYHA class 2 HF
sxs of HF w/ ordinary exertion
CAP important tests
CXR
blood/ sputum cx
in patients w/ underlying malignancy, ___ is better than ___ (PE)
in patients w/ underlying malignancy, lovenox is better than coumadin
cough + SOB + febrile + crackles/ dullness
presumptive dx + what tests do you do?
CAP
egophony, CXR, BCX, sputum gram stain and cx