Common problems in respiratory Flashcards
A hereditary disease affecting cells of the exocrine gland
Cystic fibrosis
Controls the flow of water and salt in an out of the body cell
CFTR
Inflammation of the alveolar spaces of the lung
Acute pneumonia
Is common and deadly infectious disease cause by bacteria
Tuberculosis
Give atleast two diagnostic test done for tb
Mantoux test, sputum culture
Management for tb
RIPES
Collection of particulate matter that enters systemic circulation and lodges pulmonary vessels
Pulmonary embolism
Virchows triad
Statis of blood flow, endothelial injury, hypercoagulation
Hemorrhage once blood vessel rupture
Petechiae
free air in the chest outside the lung or in pleural space
Pneumothorax
blood in the pleural cavity
Hemothorax
Fluid or air comes from the lungs
Spontaneous pneumothorax
Opening in the chest wall puncture from the outside
Open pneomothorax
Air enters but cannot escape
Tension pneumothorax
Inflammatory disease of the airways
Acute asthma