FA Resp Flashcards
Samters triad
Asthma, rhino sinusitis with nasal polyps, and intolerance to aspirin and NSAIDS
Asthma attack drugs
Systemic steroids, inhaled SABA, ipratroprium
Most accurate test for bronchiectasis
High res CT
Treat ABPA
Steroids and anti fungal (vorinacazole)
Basilar predominant COPD
Think a1antitrypsin
Asthma vs COPD
Bronchodilator reversibility in asthma
Lofgren
Sarcoid with EN, bilateral hilar lymph, migratory polyarthralgia, and fever
Treat Lofgren
Supportive and NSAID
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis chronic CXR feature
Upper lobe fibrosis
Who gets hypersensitivity pneumonitis?
Farmers, bird owners
Linear opacities in lungs, calcified pleural plaques, fibrosis
Asbestosis
A-a is normal when
Problem is hypoventilation or low inspired o2
Increase oxygenation
Fi02, PEEP
Increase ventilation
RR VT
Flail chest treat first
PEEP
PEEP in heart failure
Improves in left because decreases preload and after load by increasing intrathoracic pressure
Worsen in right because increased intrathoracic pressure increases pulmonary vascular pressure
How to minimize alectrauma
PEEP
Wave form
- Increased PIP, normal plateau
- Increase in both
Airway! Increased airway resistance but normal lung compliance
Lung! Normal airway resistance but reduced lung compliance
Correct decreased PO2 on ABG
Increase PEEP or Fi02
Correct decreased PCO2 on ABG
Decrease respiratory rate or TV
Diagnostic test pulmonary hypertension
Pressure >20