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Chapter 14, Module 5; Dyspnea Flashcards

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Acute-onset dyspnea, cough, mild to severe chest pain, sense of impend¬ ing doom; hemoptysis; history of DVT, recent surgery, oral contraceptive, smoker, hypercoagulabilitystates

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Pulmonary embolus

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Restlessness, fever, tachycardia, tachypnea, diminished breath sounds, crackles, wheezing, pleural friction rub

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Pulmonary embolus

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Diagnostic Studies of Pulmonary embolus?

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CTPA, ABGs, chest radiograph, ECG, ventilation/ perfusion scans, D-dimer, Wells score

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Acute-onset dyspnea; history of drinking large amounts of alcohol; in children, history of putting small objects in mouth; possible cough

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Foreign body aspiration

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Apnea or tachypnea, restlessness, suprasternal retractions, intoxication, inspiratory stridor, localized wheeze

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Foreign body aspiration

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Diagnostic Studies of Foreignbody aspiration?

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Lateral neck radiograph, chest radiograph, bronchoscopy

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Acute-onset dyspnea; history of insect sting, ingestion of drug, or allergen

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Anaphylaxis

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Angioedema, tachypnea, clammy skin, hypotension, bilateral wheezes, tachycardia

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Anaphylaxis

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Diagnostic Studies of Anaphylaxis

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None; emergency measures necessary

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Acute-onset dyspnea; sharp, tearing chest pain; pain can radiate to ipsilateral shoulder

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Pneumothorax

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Tachycardia, diminished breath sounds, decreased tactile fremitus, hyperresonance of lung area affected; possible hypertension and tracheal shift

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Pneumothorax

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Diagnostic Studies of Pneumothorax?

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Chest radiograph, ABGs

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Historyofupper respiratory tract infection

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Croup

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Hoarse, seal-barkcough,fever (variable)

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Croup

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Diagnostic Studies of Croup?

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None initially; if respiratory distress increases, pulse oximeter and referral

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Positionalsittingforward; sorethroat, anxious,toxicchild

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Acute epiglottitis

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High fever, drooling, stridor, muffled voice

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Acute epiglottitis

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Diagnostic Studies of Acute epiglottitis?

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None;emergency measures forairway support

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Recentviralinfection

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Bacterial tracheitis

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Fever, stridor, purulent sputum

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Bacterial tracheitis

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Diagnostic Studies of Bacterial tracheitis?

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Radiography of airway, WBC increased, tracheal culture

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Recent URI, exposure to allergens, breathlessness

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Status asthmaticus

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Wheezing, coughing, tachycardia, tachypnea

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Status asthmaticus

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Diagnostic Studies of Status asthmaticus?

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Peak flows, chest radiograph, ABGs

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Honey ingestion in infant, contaminated food ingestion

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Hypoventilation, drooling, weak cry, ptosis, ophthalmoplegia, loss of head control

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Diagnostic Studies of Botulism?

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Pulmonary function testing, chest radiograph, fluoroscopy, stool culture

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Dyspnea, cough, sputum production (green,rust, or red), pleuritic chest pain, chills; in infants and children: irritabilityandfeeding problems

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Fever, tachycardia, tachypnea, inspiratorycrackles, asynchronous breathing,vocal fremitus, percussiondull or flat over area of consolidation, bronchophony, egophony

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Diagnostic Studies of Pneumonia?

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Chest radiograph, sputum cultures, ABGs, WBC

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Dyspnea, light-headedness, palpitations, paresthesias (perioral and extremities)

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Hyperventilation syndrome

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Restlessness, anxiety, normal CV examination

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Hyperventilation syndrome

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Diagnostic Studies of Hyperventilation syndrome?

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Chest radiograph, TSH

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Neonate, infant: history of stridor, history of URI

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Bronchomalacia

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Inspiratory stridor; normal cough, cry

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Bronchomalacia

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Diagnostic Studies of Bronchomalacia?

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Refer forvisualization oflarynx

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Infant: dyspnea,brassycough, difficulty swallowing

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Vascularring

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Inspiratorystridorwithexpiratory wheeze

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Vascularring

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Diagnostic Studies of Vascularring?

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Barium swallow, echocardiography

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Chronic progressive dyspnea, cough, frothy sputum, fatigue, lightheadedness, syncope, weight gain, ankle swelling, palpitations, PND, orthopnea, history of heart disease; in children: chronic progressive dyspnea, sweating above lip and forehead, especially while eating

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Heart failure

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Altered levelof consciousness, restlessness, jugular venous distention, tachypnea,use of accessory muscles to breathe, rales, rhonchi, wheezes,tachycardia, decreased peripheral pulses, cool extremities, displaced PMI, S3, S4, ascites, liverenlargement

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Heart failure

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Diagnostic Studies of Heart failure?

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ECG, chest radiograph, ABGs, echocardiogram

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Dyspnea on exertion, fatigue, palpitations, light-headedness, history of chronic disease

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Pallor, tachypnea, cool dry skin of extremities, possible orthostatic hypotension

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Diagnostic Studies of Anemia?

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CBC, iron studies

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Dyspnea on exertion, weight gain, palpitation on exertion, sedentary lifestyle, cigarette smoker

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Poor physical conditioning

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Overweight, tachycardia

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Poor physical conditioning

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Diagnostic Studies of Poorphysical conditioning?

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Cardiac stress test

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Dyspnea, paroxysmal cough, audible wheeze, history of asthma or allergies

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Restlessness, tachypnea, use of accessory muscles to breathe, intercostal retractions, decreased vocal fremitus, decreased breath sounds, inspiratory and possibly expiratory wheezes

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Diagnostic Studies of Asthma

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Spirometry followed by a methacholine challenge, chest radiograph, ABGs

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Chronicprogressive dyspnea, dyspneaon exertion, persistentcough,minimal sputum, easy fatigue,history of smoking

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Rapid shallow respirations,reddish complexion, increased AP diameter of thorax, use of accessory muscles to breathe, pursed-lip breathing,decreasedtactile fremitus, decreased respiratory excursion bilaterally,lungs hyperresonant, distant breath sounds, prolonged expiration, occasionalwheezes,possible tachycardia,muffled heart sounds

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Diagnostic Studies of COPD?

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Chestradiograph, spirometry, exercisetests, ABGs

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