Bates Tables- Lungs and Thorax Flashcards
What chest pains are retrosternal?
Angina Pectoris, Myocardial Infarction, Pericarditis, Reflex Esophagitis, Diffuse Esophageal Spasm
What are the 3 types of persistent chest pain?
Pericarditis, Dissecting Aortic Aneurysm, Pleuritic Pain
What is pericarditis?
Irritation of parietal pleura adjacent to the pericardium
What two chest pains are described as sharp and knife-like?
Pericarditis, Pleuritic Pain
Where is pain felt in Dissecting Aortic Aneurysm?
Anterior chest, radiating to the neck, back, or abdomen
Define tracheobronchitis
Inflammation of trachea and large bronchi
Where is tracheobronchitis pain?
Upper sternal or on either side of the sternum
What 2 types of chest pain are described as stabbing, sticking, or dull, aching?
Chest Wall Pain (Costochondritis) and Anxiety
What is a diffuse esophageal spasm?
Motor dysfunction of the esophageal muscle
What two chest pains feel like burning?
Tracheobronchitis and Reflex Esophagitis
What chest pain is usually 1-3 minutes but up to 10 min?
Angina Pectoris
The factors that aggravate this kind of chest pain are deep inspiration, coughing, movements of the trunk
pleuritic pain
What are factors that aggravate diffuse esophageal spasms?
swallowing of food or cold liquid; emotional stress
Chest wall Pain (costochrondritis) is aggravated by….
movement of chest, trunk, arms
Coughing aggravates this type of chest pain.
Tracheobronchitis
Also associated with Pericarditis, Pleuritic pain
Breathing, changing position, coughing, lying down, sometimes swallowing aggravate what type of chest pain?
pericarditis
What type of chest pain will nitroglycerin and rest alleviate?
Angina Pectoris
What is reflux esophagitis?
inflammation of the esophageal mucosa by reflux of gastric acid
What alleviates tracheobronchitis?
lying on the involved side
What chest pain will be alleviated by sitting forward?
pericarditis
Reflex esophagitis can be relieved by…
antacids, sometimes belching
What two chest pains have symptoms of dyspnea, nausea, and sweating?
Angina Pectoris and Myocardial infarction
Hypertension can aggravate this type of chest pain
Dissecting Aortic Aneurysm
What are associated conditions of pericarditis?
seen in autoimmune disorders, post-myocardial infarction, viral infection, chest irradiation
What chest pain has cough as a symptom, and is also aggravated by coughing?
tracheobronchitis
What are symptoms of anxiety?
breathlessness, palpitations, weakness, anxiety
What chest pain has symptoms of regurgitation and dysphagia?
reflex esophagitis
What is the symptom of diffuse esophageal spasm?
dysphagia
What are symptoms of anxiety with hyperventilation?
sighing, lightheadedness, numbness or tingling of the hands and feet, palpitations, chest pain
What is the setting of Left-sided heart failure?
history of heart disease or its predisposing factors
What is the timing of chronic bronchitis?
chronic productive cough followed by slowly progressive dyspnea
What aggravates COPD?
exertion
What is a spontaneous pneumothorax?
leakage of air into pleural space through blebs on visceral pleura, with resulting partial or complete collapse of the lung
What two dyspnea conditions have a sudden onset of dyspnea?
spontaneous pneumothorax and acute pulmonary embolism