MD3001 Week 7 Flashcards
Define palliative care
approach that improves quality of life of patients and their families through prevention and relief of suffering by early identification and assessment and treatment of physical/psychosocial spiritual problems associated w/ life threatening illness
some principles of good end of life care
- open lines of communication
- anticipating care needs and encouraging discussion
- effective multidisciplinary team input
- symptom control (physical and psycho-spiritual)
- preparing for death (patient and family)
- providing support for relative both before and after death
advance statement
a statement that sets down your preferences, wishes, beliefs, and values regarding future care
advance decision/directive
decision you can make now to refuse specific treatment in the future (eg. CPR)
power of attorney
set an attorney to decide for patient when patient is in unable state
neurovascular supply of trachea
arteries: inf. thyroid and bronchial
veins: inf. thyroid
lymph: pre and para tracheal
nerve: vagi, recurrent laryngeal, sympathetic trunk
histological difference b/w of respiratory bronchioles from terminal
- no goblet cells
- epithelium becomes cuboidal
mediastinal relations of R lung (5)
- vagus and phrenic nerve
- SVC and azygos vein
- oesophagus
- IVC
- liver
mediastinal relations of L lung (5)
- vagus and phrenic nerve
- aortic arch, subclavian artery, and descending aorta
- thoracic duct
- oesophagus
- spleen and stomach
pulmonary ligament
fold of pleura under hilum that allows hilar movement and vessel expansion
lymph drainage from lungs to thoracic duct
pulmonary -> bronchopulmonary -> inferior/superior tracheobronchial -> paratracheal -> bronchomediastinal trunk
nerve supply of pleura
visceral pleura has no sensory supply, parietal has sensory fibres from intercostal and phrenic nerves
what nerves can L lung tumour affect (3)?
- phrenic nerve: cause paralysis of diaphragm
- sympathetic trunk: cause Horner’s syndrome
- recurrent laryngeal nerve: hoarse voice
respiratory cause of fine hand tremor
excessive use of B-agonists causes this symptom
terminal branches of internal thoracic artery (2)
this artery terminates as superior epigastric and musculophrenic arteries
3 principles governing the use of animals in research (from the Home Office policy)
- Replacement (alternates)
- Reduction (less use)
- Refinement (better care)
Outline Tuskegee Syphilis Trial
study to record natural history of syphilis in hopes of justifying treatment programs for blacks
- no informed consent: participants told they were being treated for “bad blood”
- not given diagnosis or treatment
- incentives: free medical exams, free meals, burial insurance
Outline case of HeLa cells
these cells from her cervix cultured in vitro and became first immortal human cell line. Used all over the world. Made a lot of money. No knowledge or consent sought.
which intercostal spaces are supplied by musculophrenic artery?
anterior intercostal spaces 7-10 supplied by this artery
outline arterial supply to posterior intercostal spaces
1-2: subclavian -> costocervical -> superior intercostal
3-11: thoracic aorta -> post intercostal
12: subcostal
outline venous supply from posterior intercostal spaces
1: BCV
2-3: superior intercostal vein to arch of azygos (R) and LBCV (L)
4-12: azygos system
lymph drainage from thoracic wall
anterior: parasternal nodes
posterior: intercostal to bronchomediastinal trunk (superiorly) and thoracic duct (inferiorly)
nerve supply through ventral ramus of T1 (2)
- motor to muscles of 1st intercostal space
2. recruited to brachial plexus to supply small muscles of hand and skin of medial arm and forearm
nerve supply through ventral ramus of T2-11 (3)
- lat + ant cutaneous branch
- intercostal nerve + collateral branch (motor)
- sympathetic fibres to body
unique aspect of T2 intercostal nerve
this intercostal nerve’s lateral cutaneous branch doesn’t divide and instead becomes intercostobrachial nerve supplying thorax wall in axilla and upper medial UL
where does the larynx begin?
this structure begins at the hyoid
where is the site of emergency access to airway?
clinical significance of median cricothyroid ligament