Dec 6th Test Flashcards
What kind of disease is cardiogenic pulmonary edema classified as?
restrictive lung disease
What is cardiogenic pulmonary edema also called?
hydrostatic pulmonary edema
What is cardiogenic pulmonary edema caused by?
- left side heart failure
- fluid overload
What is pulmonary edema?
excessive amount of fluid in the lung tissue or alveoli due to an increase in pulmonary capillary pressure (resulting from abnormal left heart function)
What is the etiology of cardiogenic pulmonary edema?
- left heart failure (i.e. coronary artery disease)
- aortic stenosis
- mitral valve stenosis
- systemic hypertension
- fluid overload
What is the result of cardiogenic pulmonary edema?
backup of fluid from the heart into the pulmonary capillaries, which become engorged
What happens when pulmonary capillaries are engorged?
fluid leaks into interstitial space and into the alveoli
What is the swam ganz catheter?
- it measures the back pressure from the pulmonary veins
- done from the carotid or subclavian vein and into the right atrium, tricuspid and right ventricle
Is it possible to measure the pressure from the left heart?
no
Is it possible to measure the pressure from the right heart?
yes
What carries the swan ganz?
the right ventricle into the pulmonary artery
Where does the swan ganz measure pressure and what should it not exceed what?
only in front of the catheter; 5-8
How is the progress of treatment of pulmonary edema measured?
swan ganz catheter
How is pulmonary edema treated?
- ionotropic (makes left side work harder: digoxin)
- lasix (gets excess fluid out of the body)
What is atrial fibrillation?
atopic phoxi; 350-600/min
What is atrial fibrillation caused by?
congestive heart of the left ventricle
- acidemia
- alkalemia
- electrical imbalances
What are physical signs of pulmonary edema?
- distended neck veins
- frequent cough
- distended abdomen
- pitting edema
- blue lips
What are typical vital signs associated with pulmonary edema?
- BP 100/50
- HR 145
- RR 22
- ABG: 7.56, co2 38, hco3 20, o2 51 spo2 70%
What shows up on an xray for pulmonary edema?
- faint opacities in lower lobes bilaterally
- enlarged heart (left ventricle)
What treatment is used for pulmonary edema?
- oxygen
- intravenous digitalis (dobutamine)
- furosemide
What does digitalis do for pulmonary edema?
- ionotropic
- increases myocardial force of contraction
- increases stroke volume
- antiarrhthmic used to treat atrial flutter and fibrillation
What does dobutamine do for pulmonary edema?
- increases myocardial contaction
- increases stroke volume without increasing systemic vascular resistance
What does furosemide do for pulmonary edema?
- causes diuresis by inhibiting reabsorption of sodium
- loss of chlorine
- loss of potassium
What kind of ABG result can furosemide cause?
metabolic alkalosis
What kind of breath sounds are associated with pulmonary edema?
- inspiratory crackles over lower lobes
- expiratory wheezes over lower lobes
What kind of shunt is caused by pulmonary edema?
Alveoli filled with fluid
What is venous admixture for pulmonary edema?
good lung mixing with bad lung leading to lower PaO2
What happens to lung volumes in pulmonary edema?
get smaller
In pulmonary edema, what needs to be resupplied so lung volumes can return to normal?
surfactant
How is FVC affected with pulmonary edema?
smaller (middle line in picture)
How is lung compliance affected with pulmonary edema?
decreased
How is WOB affected with pulmonary edema?
increased
What is the gold standard treatment for cardiogenic pulmonary edema?
cpap mask
What is a pulmonary embolism?
obstruction of the pulmonary artery or one of its branches
What is an embolus?
a clot that travels through the bloodstream from its vessel of origin and lodges into a smaller vessel, resulting in flow obstruction
What are the possible sources of pulmonary emboli?
- fat
- air
- bone marrow
- tumor fragments
- blood clots
What is the most common source of emboli?
blood clot
Where does an emboli usually originate?
in deep veins of the leg or pelvic area
Where does an emboli travel to?
back to the heart through the venous system where it eventually lodges in a pulmonary artery
Why does a clot usually form?
- stagnation of blood flow
- prolonged bed rest
- immobility from trauma, surgery, paralysis or pain
What are some predisposing factors for emboli?
- long travel
- CHF
- varicose veins
- thromnophlebitis
- traumatic injury
What should be looked at carefully in traumatic injuries?
- bone fragments from pelvis
- long bones of lower extremeties
- extensive injury to soft tissue
What are some hypercoagulation disorders that cause embolis?
- oral contraceptives
- polycythemia
- multiple myeloma
What does a blockage result in?
dead space ventilation (ventilation without perfusion), which causes a high V/Q mismatch
What causes a high V/Q mismatch?
dead space
What causes a low V/Q mismatch?
shunt
What is the initial V/Q ratio response and what does it lead to?
a high initial ratio which leads to a low V/Q mismatch
What causes a change from high to low V/Q mismatch?
- activation of serotonin
- histamine
- prostaglandin
What is caused by the release of serotonin, histamine and prostaglandin?
- alveolar atelectasis
- alveolar consolidation
- bronchoconstriction
- shunting
What causes 10% of pulmonary emboli cases?
infarction
What dictates the pathophysiology of pulmonary emboli?
size of thromboembolism
What determines the impact of pulmonary emboli on the cardiovascular system?
size and number of pulmonary emboli
Where is the reduction of cardiac output seen with pulmonary emboli?
systemic side
What heart effects are seen in the pulmonary side with pulmonary emboli?
- pulmonary hypertension
- increased right ventricular work load
What heart effects are seen in the systemic side with pulmonary emboli?
- systemic hypertension
- decreased blood flow entering the left ventricle
How does the body attempt to compensate for the systemic side?
increased heart rate
What are the most common symptoms of pulmonary emboli?
- dyspnea
- tachypnea
- pleuritic chest pain
- cough
- tachycardia
- hypotension
What are additional findings of pulmonary emboli?
- abnormal heart sounds
- distended neck veins
- swollen and tender liver
- right ventricular heave or lift
- right ventricular distension
What breath sounds are associated with pulmonary emboli?
- inspiratory crackles
- wheezes
- pleural friction rub
When is pleural friction rub most common in pulmonary emboli?
when pulmonary infarction involves the pleura
What ABG result is commonly seen in mild to moderate pulmonary emboli?
acute alveolar hyperventilation with hypoxemia
What ABG result is commonly seen in severe pulmonary emboli with infarction?
acute ventilatory failure with hypoxemia
What happens when tissue hypoxia is severe enough to produce lactic acid?
the pH and HCO3 will be lower than expected for a particular PaCO2
Does a shunt increase or decrease the qs/qt fraction?
increase