Internal med pulmonology Flashcards
etiology of acute bronchitis
viral or bacterial
s/s of acute bronchitis
- cough
- substernal pain
- wheezing
- rhonchi
- fever
- SOB
diagnosis of acute bronchitis
clinical
treatment of a cute bronchitis
symptomatic
chronic bronchitis
chronic productive cough for 3 months in each of two successive years in a patient whom other causes of chronic cough have been excluded
asthma
reversible obstructive lung disease caused by increased reaction of the airways to various stimuli or triggers
etiology of asthma
eosinophilic
s/s of asthma
- SOB
- chest tightness
- cough
- wheezing
diagnosis of asthma
- children: ratio below 85% and fev or fvc >12% improved post bronchodilator
- adults: ratio below 70% and fev or fvc >12% and 200mL
treatment of asthma
start with SABA, then ICS, then LABA
mild intermittent asthma
- symptoms <2 days per week
- use of SABA <2 times per week
- ratio is normal
- no interference with normal activities
mild persistent asthma
- symptoms more than 2 weekly
- use of SABA >2 times a week
- minor interference with normal activities
moderate persistent asthma
- daily symptoms
- daily use of SABA
- some limitation of normal activities
severe persistent asthma
- symptoms throughout the day
- need for SABA several times per day
- extreme limitation of normal activities
bronchiectasis
dilation of the bronchi
s/s of bronchiectasis
- chronic cough
- purulent sputum in copious amounts
- repeated respiratory infections
treatment of bronchiectasis
- Antibiotics
- Bronchodilators
- Chest physiotherapy
- Treatment of primary condition
s/s of bronchial carcinoid tumor
- rarely metastasizes
- hemoptysis
- cough
- wheezing
carcinoid syndrome
- flushing
- diarrhea
- wheezing
- hypotension
diagnosis of bronchial carcinoid tumor
pink/purple tumor on bronchoscopy