COPD/CO/Pneumothorax Flashcards
How do you measure FRC in a patient with emphysema vs a normal person?
Emphysema- Body Box Plethysmography
Normal- Helium Test
Which COPD patients are blue bloaters?
Chronic Bronchitis
What COPD patients are pink puffers?
Severe Emphysema
What is a primary spontaneous pneumothorax?
No existing lung pathology occcurs
What is a secondary spontaneous pneumothorax?
Arises from lung disease
What is traumatic pneumothorax?
Trama/blunt force
What is iatrogenic pneumothorax?
Medical procedure gone wrong
What type of people are more susceptible to pneumothorax ?
Tall bois
What involves fibrilin 1 and TGF-B signaling?
Marfan
What involves FLCN gene mutations and has cysts
Brit-Hogg- Dube
What involves COL5A1 and COL5A2
Ehlers-Danlos
Which syndrome has plebs on the lungs that make them susceptible to pneumothorax?
Marfan
Which way does the mediastinum shift in the case of atelectasis?
TOWARD the collapse
Which way does the mediastinum shift in the case of pneumothorax?
AWAY from collapse
If you have broken ribs and a tension pneumothorax, what kind of ventilation action would you take?
Positive pressure mech vent with PEEP
