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Describe medullary rhythmicity
Maintains basic rhythm
Describe the pneumotaxic area
Stimulates expiration
Keeps lungs from overfilling
Describe the apneustic area
Activates inspiration
Describe COPD
Chronic airflow obstruction
Minimally reversible
Describe emphysema
Enlargement and destruction of alveoli
Develops gradually from irritants like smoking
Describe the pathology of emphysema
Loss of elastic and gas exchange properties of the acini
Formation of bullae a blebs
What are some SS for emphysema
Dyspnea
Cough
use of accessory muscles, pursed lip breathing
Barrel chest, digital clubbing
Describe centrlobar emphysema
Involves respiratory bronchioles
Associated with smoking
Describe panlobar emphysema
all acini are affected
Associated with antitrypsin deficiency
Describe paraseptal emphysema
Involves alveoli along the peripheral septa and lung pleura
Associated with spontaneous pneumothorax
Describe irregular emphysema
Occurs around scars
Describe cystic fibrosis
Genetic disorder causing Cl ion transporters to become defected leading to increased secretions of bodily fluids
What are some medications used to treat CF
Oxygen
Antibiotics
Mucolytics
Bronchodilators
What surgery can be done for CF patients
Double lung transplant
What PT can be done for CF patients
Airway clearance techniques
Inspiratory muscle training
Aerobic and strength training
What is pneumothorax
Presence of gas in the pleural space
Causes lung to collapse on the affected side
What are some SS for pneumothorax
Acute dyspnea
Acute pleuritic chest pain
absent or diminished breath sounds
tracheal deviation
What are some treatments for Pneumothorax
Oxygen
Chest tube drainage
Incentive spirometry
Describe primary pneumothorax
No underlying cause
Seen in young, tall, thin men
Describe secondary pneumothorax
Associated with COPD, blebs, bullae
Describe traumatic pneumothorax
Gun shot wound
knife wound
Rib fracture
Describe tension pneumothorax
Air enters the plural space and cannot escape
Increasing pressure causes the lungs to collapse
Medical emergency
What is a pulmonary embolism
Floating thrombus that lodges in pulmonary artery
Often from a DVT
Passes through right heart to lodge in pulmonary circulation
Describe the pathology of a pulmonary embolism
Decreased pulmonary blood flow
Increased pulmonary vascular resistance
Death may occur rapidly
What are some SS of pulmonary embolism
Rapid onset of dyspnea
Pleuritic chest pain
anxiety, apprehension, restlessness
What are some treatments for pulmonary embolism
Prevention of DVT’s
Anticoagulant drugs
Thrombolytic drugs
Surgery
What are some general characteristics of restrictive lung diseases
Lung expansion is restricted
Difficulty getting air in
What are some general characteristics of obstructive lung pathologies
Weakening, narrowing, obstruction of airways
Difficulty getting air out
Air trapped in the lungs
What is acute respiratory distress syndrome
Acute onset of respiratory failure
PaO2 <60 mmHG
PaCo2 > 55 mmHG
Results from acute extensive lung inflation
Describe the pathophysiology of acute respiratory distress syndrome
Diffuse alveolar damage
Extensive inflammation
What are some treatments for acute respiratory distress syndrome
Ventilation in ICU
Corticosteroids to manage inflammation
Catecholamines to increase BP and CO