Jodies fucking questions Flashcards
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What is an obstructive airways disease
exhalation is slowed or stopped
why would sputum be dark green
dead neutrophils
What is the cause of most chest infections
acute bronchitis (inflammation of bronchi)
What are the 3 ways of classifying pneumonia
Locality (hospital/ ventilator), Localisation (lobular) and mechanism ( bacterial, viral and aspiration)
What is pleural effusion
a build up of fluid between the layers of the leura outside the lungs
What is obstruction and restriction in terms of FEV1/FEV
Obstruction is less than 0.7
Restriction is greater than 0.7
How does COPD lead to right-sided heart failure
COPD causes right sided thingy due to hypoxia which causes arterial vasoconstriction in the lungs which leads to increases pulmonary artery pressure which leads to reight ventricular hypertrophy which leads to right ventricle failure
What is empyema
Build up of pus in the lungs
What is Vasculitis
inflammation of blood vessels
What is chronic bronchitis
long term inflammation of the mucous membranes of the bronchi
What would a wheeze be
noisy musical sound from turbulent flow through the airways
What would a coarse noise be
laryngeal or large airways obstruction
Where does the thoracic duct drain
Venous angle where the left subclavian meets the left internal jugular
