Final: Concepts in Pulmonary Disease Flashcards
This condition presents with a cough of 1-3 weeks with constitutional symptoms. May be preceded by URI, has a ronchi that clears with cough. Usually caused by a viral condition.
Acute Bronchitis
How do you treat acute bronchitis?
Acetominophen, NSAIDs, cough drops and Dextromethorphan as needed for cough
Would you use Abs for acute bronchitis?
Nope
What condition has three distinct phases:
- General malaise, rhinorhea, mild cough, low grade fever
- Series of severe coughs that can cause emesis or syncope, with characteristic whoop, but besides cough pts feel fine
- gradual recovery
Pertussis (whooping cough)
- Catarrhal
- Paroxysmal
- Convalescent
What is the best indicator for pertussis in adults?
Post-tussive emesis
How do you check for pertussis in first 2 weeks?
Culture and PCR
How do you check for pertussis in weeks 2-4?
PCR»»Culture
How do you check for pertussis after week 4?
Serology only
How do you treat pertussis? When should you administer?
Macrolides, within the first 3 weeks!!
-azithromycin or clarithromycin, TMP/SMX if allergic
Is there an immunization for pertussis?
Yep, Tdap
When giving a cough suppressant for pertussis, what should you avoid?
Opiod based cough suppressants
This condition presents with cough, fever, tachypnea, rales, and infiltrates on chest x-ray (both PA and lateral). On PE there is dullness to percussion, tactile fremitis, and egophony
Pneumonia
What are the three parts of the CRB-65 for diagnosing pneumonia?
Confusion
Resp Rate >30
BP: SBP <90 or DBP <60
1-2=maybe hospitalize if RF present
3-4=hospitalize
Outpatient treatment for uncomplicated CAP is..
Macrolide
Inpatient treatment for complicated pneumonia is..
Floroquinolone or macrolide+B-lactam