HYHO SPE3-1 Flashcards
What is dyspnea?
A self-reported symptom of breathing discomfort that consists of qualitatively distinct senstaions that vary in intensity”
What are visible signs of increased work of breahting that can be ID’d and reported by doctors?
- Tachypnea
- Use of accessory muscles
- Intercostal retractions
What are causes of dyspnea?
What accounts for 85% of SOB?
1. CV
2. Pulmonary
3. Other: anemia or psychiatric
85% of SOB is due to: cardiac and pulmonary
What can help us determine what system is the CAUSE of SOB?
Effective history taking
What characteristics of dyspnea should be considered?
1. Acute or chronic
2. Pleuritic or non-pleuritic
3. Agg/Allev factors
4. Risk factors
ROS
What are risk factors for dyspnea?
- tobacco
- HTN/CV dz
- DM
- FH
COPD has a strong association with what 3 things?
How do symptoms progress and what do patients most often report?
- Smoking
- Occupational lung disease
- Medications
- Sxs are progressive
- - Cannot take a deep breath
What can indicate stable angina as the cause of dyspnea?
sqeezing, pressure, tightness or choking, but rarely ever pain that typically increases with activity by relieved by rest within 1-5 minutes.
What risk factor is associated with stable angina?
coronary athersclerosis
Common findings of COPD include (3)
- Lungs are expanded and exhalation is limited
- Barrel shaped chest
- Limited rib motion (bc lungs are hyperinflated)
How do we examine a patient with COPD, in order.
- 1. Inspection
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2. Palpation
- tenderness and see if lungs are expanded
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Percussion
* side to side like a ladder
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Percussion
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4. Ausculation
- 2 anterior/4 posterior in a ladder like pattern with mouth open to decrease sounds of upper airway
What special tests can you perform on a patient complaining of SOB?
- 1. Tactile fremitis
- 2. Transmitted voice sounds
- 3. Rib motion (for pulmonary complaints)
- 4. Assess upper airway, like oropharynx
What findings will you find on a person with suspected COPD upon
- - percussion
- - asucultation
- - transmitted voice sounds
- - tactile fremitis
- Percussion: generalize hyperressonance bc hyperinflation
- Ascultation: decreased breath sounds, wheezing and prolonged expirations
- Transmitted voice sounds and tactile fremitis are decreased d/t hyperinflated lungs.
A patient comes in with dyspnea, after a history and physical a __________and ____________ should be performed in a patient suspected of COPD/SOB.
- Walking oximetry, to assess O2 desaturation with activity and try to cause dyspnea
- Peak flow assessment, which will be reduced in COPD
- Diagnosis obtained through walking oximetry and PFA => _______
- No Dx obtained =>
- Treat
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Further testing (phase 1):
- CXR
- Spirometry
- ECG
- CBC, BMP
Diagnosis obtained through phase 1 => _______
No Dx obtained =>
- Treat
- No Dx obtained=> phase 2
- Chest CT (maybe angiography to see if thromboembolism)
- Lung volumes, DLCO and neuromuscular function test
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Echo and cardiac stress test
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- Diagnosis obtained through phase 2 => _______
- No Dx obtained =>
- Treat
- No Dx: further testing “phase 3”
- Cardiopulmonary exercise testing
- refer to subspecialist
After a patient has done walking-oximetry, repeat auscultation may show ________.
expiratory wheezing that wasnt there at rest
Peak flow assessment is ____ in COPD
COPD is diagnosed when ________.
- Reduced
- FEV1/expected FEV1 is less than or equal to 70%
Peak flow assessment assess the effectiveness of a treatment using what method?
Conduct pre and post- bronchodilator
A patient is has low Hb (8mg/dL), but the pulse ox reads 95% (NL), the patient is ______.
Anemic, because Pulse ox measures saturated Hb.
What findings are seen in an anemic patient?
- 1. Generalized pallor
- 2. Conjunctival pallor
- 3. Bounding pulses
Because anemia can cause SOB, what lab can we run to indicate anemia?
CBC
What will we find on CXR in a patient with COPD?
- Increased AP diameter, best seen as increased spaced between sternum and mediastinum on lateral film)
- Flat diaphragms
Sympathetics for:
- Heart
- Lungs
Parasympathetics for:
- Heart
- Lungs
- Heart: T1-6
- Lungs: T1-7
- Parasympathetics: Vagus N
Where are chapmans points for the lungs?
- Anterior: 2nd, 3rd, 4th ICS along the sternum
- Posterior:
- Lateral to the T2 SP
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Intertransverse space between
- T2-3
- T3-4
- T4-5
What are the goals of the 5 treatment model for a COPD patient?
- Biochemical
- Respiratory/Circulatory
- Neuro
- Metabolic-Energictic-Immune
- Behavioral
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Biochemical
- improve compliance of thoracic cage and skeletal motion
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Respiratory/Circulatory
- increase efficiency of diaphram and increase lymphatic return
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Neuro
- normalize autonomic tone
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Metabolic-Energictic-Immune
- enhance self-regulatory and self-healing mechanism
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Behavioral
- improve psychosocial components of health
How can we manage acute symptoms of COPD and what effect do they have on FEV1?
- Short-acting bronchodilator (SABA-albuterol, SAMA-ipatropium), which improve FEV1