Obstructive Lung Disease Flashcards
Asthma Severity:
Intermittent
Intermittent: Symptoms or SABA (not prevention) <2d/week, nighttime <2x/month, no interference with normal activity
- Normal FEV1 between exacerbations, FEV1 >80%
- 0-1 exac/year
Asthma Severity:
Mild
> 2 days/week, night sx 3-4x/mon, SABA >2d per week
- Minor limitation
- FEV1 >80%, FEV1/FVC normal
- > 2 exac per year
Asthma Severity:
Moderate
daily, Night >1x/week, SABA daily
- Some limitation
- FEV1 >60% but <80%; FEV1/FVC reduced by 5%
- > 2 exac per year
Asthma Severity:
Severe
throughout the day, Night often 7x/wk, SABA several times per day
- Extremely limiting
- FEV1 >60%, FEV1/FVC reduced by >5%
- > 2 exac per year
Asthma Therapy: Step 1
SABA PRN
Asthma Therapy: Step 2
Low dose ICS [alt: cromolyn, LTRA, theophylline]
Asthma Therapy: Step 3
Low dose ICS+ LABA or Medium dose ICS [alt: Low dose ICS + LTRA]
Asthma Therapy: Step 4
Medium dose ICS + LABA
Asthma Therapy: Step 5
High dose ICS+ LABA AND consider omalizumab if pt has allergies
Asthma Therapy: Step 6
High dose ICS + LABA + oral steroid and consider omalizumab if allergies
Omalizumab: mechanism
anti-IgE recombinant Ab
Indications Omalizumab
- moderate to severe persistent asthma
- Inadequately controlled on ICS
- serum IgE 30-700
- Allergic sensitization (skin test or allergen-specific IgE in vitro)
*Not criteria but eos >300 predict good response
Mepolizumab: Mechanism
IgG Antibody to IL-5 Receptor (antagonist)
Mepolizumab: Indication
Severe, eosinophilic asthma, not responding to traditional therapy
LAMA in asthma: Indication
As add on to ICS/LABA has shown some efficacy on decreasing exac, improving FEV1. Did not seem to effect QOL.
Bronchial Thermoplasty: Criteria
- Dependence on systemic steroids (intermit or continuous)
- FEV1 >50%
- No history of life-threatening exac
- Understanding of risk of asthma worsening and acute exac after procedure
Major Cell Types
- Asthma-
- COPD-
- Epithelial cells, Th2 cells (CD4+)
Mast cells, Eos - Th1 and Tc1 cells (CD8+)
Neutrophil, macrophage
Mediators
- Asthma’
- COPD
- IL4, IL5, IL13
2. LTB4, TNFa, IL8
Pathologic Changes
- Asthma
- COP
- Subepithelial fibrosis, smooth muscle hyperplasia, mucous metaplasia, BM thickening
- Peribronchial fibrosis, smooth muscle hyperplasia, mucous metaplasia, alveolar destruction
Alpha-1 antitrypsin Gene
- protein manufactured in the ?
- on chromosome #
- Liver
2. 14
Phenotypes of Alpha 1 Antitrypsin
- MM
- MZ
- SS
- SZ
- ZZ
- Null
- No increase in emphysema
- intermediate serum level but risk of emphysema is unclear
- No increase
- mild increase in smokers, rarely in nonsmokers
- High risk (80-100%), accelerated age in smokers
- High risk (100% by 30yo)
Reason to screen for AAT:
1-8
- COPD <50yo
- COPD without smoking history
- Family history of early COPD, bronchiectasis, panniculitis
- Predom lower lobe emphysema
- young asthmatic, unresponsive to therapy
- Necrotizing panniculitis
- C-ANCA vasculitis
- Unexplained liver disease
COPD interventions shown to improve mortality
- Longterm oxygen therapy (>18hr, NOTT)
- Smoking Cessation
- Long volume reduction surgery
COPD Indications for Lung Transplant:
- Very severe COPD 2. deterioration despite optimal medical therapy and rehab
- History of Exac with acute hypercapnia pCO2 >50
- pulmonary HTN/cor pulmonale despite O2 therapy
-FEV <20% with DLCO <20% or homogenous emphysema
Ideal candidate for LVRS
- <75yo
- upper lobe predominant emphysema
- FEV1 between 20-45%
- TLC >100%, RV >150%
- PaO2 >45mmg on RA, PaCO2 <60
- complete pulmonary rehab and low exercise tolerance (<40W in men, <25W in women)
Treatment for GOLD A
SAMA OR SABA PRN
Treatment for GOLD B
LAMA or LABA–>LAMA + LABA
Treatment for GOLD D
LAMA + LABA==> LAMA + LABA + ICS
Asthma: Major Cell types
Epithelial cells, TH2 cells (CD4+), mast cells, eosinophils
COPD: Major Cell types
TH1 and Tc1 cells (CD8), neutrophils, macrophages
Asthma: Mediators
IL-4, IL-5, IL-13