Lungs Flashcards
Treatment of ARDS
Low tidal mechanical ventilation
Distinguishes ARDSf from CHF
PAWP
Type of emphysema caused by smoking
Centroacinar
Emphysema that occurs in spontaneous pneumothorax
Paraseptal/distal acinar
Most common type of emphysema
Irregular emphysema (asymptomatic)
Emphysema d/t a-1-antitrypsin deficiency
Panacinar
Fraction of lung damage when emphysema manifests
1/3
Initial symptom of emphysema
Dyspnea
Cough with sputum for at least 3 months in at least 2 consecutive years in the absence of any identifiable cause
Chronic bronchitis
Reid index in chronic bronchitis
> 0.4
Initial symptom of chronic bronchitis
Productive cough
Transcription factor for interferon-Y missing and suspected cause in asthma
T-bet
Putatitve mediators in acute asthma attack
Leukotrienes C4, D4, E4 & Acetylcholine
Permanent dilation of bronchi and bronchioles
Bronchiectasis
Cystic fibrosis, TB
CXR finding in restrictive lung disease
Diffuse bilateral reticonodular infiltrat s