COPD PP 1-20 Flashcards
3 classifications of obstructive pulmonary disorders (3)
1) In wall of lumen
2) Increasing pressure around the outside of the airway lumen
3) Airway lumen
Airway obstruction that is reversible (not completely in some patients)
Asthma
Airway inflammation
Increased airway responsiveness to a variety of stimuli
Asthma
Most common chronic disease of children
Asthma
Immunohistopathologic features of asthma include ______ and mast cell activation
edema
Inflammatory cell infiltration by _______, ______, and lymphocytes in asthma
neutrophils; eosinophils
Inflammation of the airway in asthma includes acute ________
bronchospasm
Mucosal edema, mucous plug formation in ______
asthma
In asthma there is ______ remodeling: thickening of basement membrane
airway wall
Wheezing manifestation of ______
asthma
Tightness of chest manifestation of ______
asthma
Dyspnea manifestation of______
asthma
Cough (dry or productive) manifestation of ______
asthma
Increased sputum production (thick, tenacious, scant, and viscid) in ______
asthma
Hyperinflated chest manifestation of _______
asthma
Decreased breath sounds manifestation of _____
asthma
Clinical manifestations of severe asthma attack include Use of accessory muscles of respiration
_______ retractions
intercostal
Clinical manifestations of severe asthma attack include distant breath sounds with ________ wheezing
inspiratory
Clinical manifestations of severe asthma attack include _____ and ______
orthopnea; agitation
Clinical manifestations of severe asthma attack include tachypnea, which is > ______bpm, and tachycardia >______bpm,
30; 120
Clinical manifestations of severe asthma attack include ______ paradoxus
pulsus
________ is NOT a good indication of airflow in severe asthma attack
wheezing
PEFR < ______L/min in severe asthma attack
80