COPD Flashcards
involves airflow limitation due to obstructed airways, which leads to difficulty in exhaling air
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
involves reduced lung expansion or decreased lung compliance, leading to restricted lung volumes
and difficulty in fully expanding the lungs during inhalation.
Chronic Restrictive Pulmonary Disease (CRPD)
former name for COPD
Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (COLD)
Leading cause of morbidity and mortality among smokers, 4th leading cause of death in the world
COPD
Main RF for COPD
Tobacco smoking
Other RF for COPD
Air pollution
Accelerated aging
Infection
Allergies
Pathophysiology of COPD
Airway inflammation
Increased mucus production
Fibrosis and alveolar wall destruction
Narrowing airway
Resulting in air trapping
Cells present in bronchioles
Pseudostratified columnar epithelium often ciliated
Cell lining in alveoli
Simple squamous epithelium
FEV1 is
the forced expiratory volume in 1 min
Clinical indicators for COPD
Progressive dyspnea
Recurrent wheezes
Chronic coughing
Mild COPD FEV1
> 80%
Moderate COPD FEV1
50% < 80%
Severe COPD FEV1
30% < 50%
Very Severe COPD FEV1
< 30%
Breathlessness only on strenuous exercise
mMRC Grade 0
Breathless when hurrying on the level or walking up a slight hill
mMRC Grade 1
Walks slower than other people of same age on the level due to shortness of breath or
need to stop for breath when walking at own pace
mMRC Grade 2
Short of breath after walking few minutes on the level or about 100 yards (90m)
mMRC Grade 3
Too breathless to leave the house, or breathless when dressing or undressing
mMRC Grade 4
COPD conditions
Bronchitis
Emphysema
Bronchiectasis
Asthma
Cystic Fibrosis
Pneumonia
PTB
Area affected in bronchitis
Membrane lining the bronchial tubes
Area affected in Bronchiectasis
Bronchia tubes
Area affected in Pneumonia
Alveoli
Area affected in Emphysema
Air spaces beyond terminal bronchioles
Area affected in Asthma
Bronchioles
Area affected in Cystic Fibrosis
Bronchioles
Inflammation of the tracheobronchial tree
Acute bronchitis
Characteristics of acute bronchitis
Self-limiting
Short-duration
Chemical irritations that may cause acute bronchitis
Influenza
Chicken pox
Measles
Whooping cough
Clinical S/Sx of Acute bronchitis
Mild fever (1-3 days)
Malaise
Back and muscle pain
Cough c sputum
Sore throat
Difference of Bacterial and Viral sore throat
Bacterial - presence of pus
Viral - irritation, redness, swelling
Criteria for chronic bronchitis
Coughing for at least 3 months per year for 2 consecutive years
Cause of chronic bornchitis
Prolonged exposure to non-specific bronchial irritants
m/c cause of chronic bronchitis
Cigarette smoking
What happens to the bronchi in chronic bronchitis?
Hypertrophy of mucus-producing cells
Pathophysiology of Chronic bronchitis
Inflammation of bronchial lining
Hypertrophy of bronchial walls
Mucus hypersecretion
Clinical S/Sx of Chronic bronchitis
Persistent cough c sputum
Reduced chest expansion
Wheezing
Fever
Dyspnea
Cyanosis
Progressive and chronic pulmonary disease occurring after infections such as pneumonia, measles,
pertussis, TB or cystic fibrosis
Bronchiectasis
Bronchiectasis is characterized by
Abnormal and permanent dilatation of medium-sized bronchi
Primary prevention for bronchiectasis
Smoking cessation
Pathophysiology of bronchiectasis
Infection leads to inflammation
Destruction of bronchial walls caused by bronchial dilatation and impaired mucociliary drainage
Resulting in pulmonary HTN and R-side heart failure
S/Sx of Bronchiectasis
Hemoptysis
Dyspnea
Anemia
Malaise
Fatigue
Obstructed air passages due to alveolar wall destruction from a long
history of chronic bronchitis
Emphysema
Pathophysiology of Emphysema
Permanent overdistention of the air spaces and loss of normal elastic recoil tension in the lung tissue
Difference between Bronchiectasis and Emphysema
Bronchiectasis - affects bronchi
Emphysema - Affects the bronchioles
m/c type of emphysema affecting the upper lung regions
Centrilobular Emphysema
A type of emphysema where alveolar sacs remain intact
Centrilobular Emphysema
A type of emphysema that destroys more distal alveolar walls and commonly involves the lower lung fields
Panlobular
Cause of Panlobular Emphysema
May occur secondary to infection of exposure to the irritants
Characteristics of an emphysematous patient
Thin and tachypneic
Increased respiratory effort
Leaning forward with knees for support
Barrel-chested
S/Sx of Emphysema
Dyspnea
Chronic cough
Barrel chest
Wt. loss
Malaise
Blue bloaters S/Sx (Chronic Bronchitis)
Chronic productive cough
Purulent sputum
Hemoptysis
Cyanosis
Cor Pulmonale
Obese
Pink Puffer S/Sx (Emphysema)
Dyspnea
Minimal cough
Increased minute ventilation
Cachexia
Tachypnea
Barrel chest