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Obstructive Lung Disease (Exam IV) Stephen's Cards Flashcards

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What is obstructive sleep apnea?

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  • Recurrent upper airway collapse during sleep
  • causes ↓ or complete cessation of airflow
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What 3 things will polysomnography recordings show?

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  • Apnea
  • Hypopnea
  • Respiratory effort-related arousals
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What is the definition of apnea?

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  • 90% ↓ in amplitude of airflow signal
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What are 3 classifications of apnea?
How long do the episodes have to last?

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  • Obstructive
  • Central
  • Mixed
  • Duration of 10 seconds or more
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What is the definition of hypopnea?

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  • ↓ of 30% or 50% or more in amplitude of nasal presure that last for 90% or more of the breath
  • ↓ 4% or more in SpO2
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What is the Apnea-hypopnea index (AHI)

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Number of apnea and hypopnea events per hour of sleep

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What are respiratory effort-related arousals?

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  • A limitation in the airflow followed by an arousal on the EEG channel. (Flattening of the airflow in a way that does not meet the criteria for apnea or hypopnea)
  • Duration of 10 seconds or more
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How is sleep apnea or hypopnea diagnosed?

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  • If AHI ≥ 15
  • If AHI ≥ 5 plus S/Sx or associated medical or psychiatric disorder such as HTN CAD CHF insomnia snoring etc
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How is Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) diagnosed?

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  • AHI ≥ 5
  • Daytime somnolence ≥ 2 days/week
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What are the 3 severity levels of OSA?

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  • Mild → AHI 5-15
  • Moderate → AHI 15-30
  • Severe → AHI ≥ 30
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What are the 3 direct physiologic mechanisms for Apnea/obstruction?

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  • Anatomic and functional upper airway obstruction
  • ↓ respiratory-related EEG arousal response
  • Unstable ventilatory response to chemical stimuli
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How are apnea episodes resolved by the body?

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  • ↑ muscular activity at upper airway and thoracoabdominal respiratory muscles
  • EEG arousal
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What are some of the neurocognitive consequence of OSA?

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  • Slower EEG
  • Sleep deprivation
  • Sleepy in daytime
  • ↓ cognition performance
  • ↓ quality of life
  • ↑ car accidents
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What are some of the metabolic consequences of OSA?

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  • Hypoxic injury
  • inflammation
  • ↑ SNS activity
  • Hormonal changes
  • Insulin resistance / DM2
  • central obesity
  • Metabolic syndrome
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What are the most common sites of upper airway obstruction?

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Retropalatal and retroglossal regions of the oropharynx

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What are some signs that a patient may have an issue with airway obstruction?

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  • Bony craniofacial abnormalities
  • Excess soft tissue
  • Acromegaly thyroid enlargement and hypothyroidism
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When will the airway collapse?

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  • When the forces that can collapse airway > than forces the dilate the airway
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What are the collapsing forces of the airway?

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  • intraluminal negative inspiratory pressure
  • extraluminal positive pressure
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What are the dilating forces on the airway?

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  • Pharyngeal dilating muscle tone
  • Longitudinal traction on upper airway d/t ↑ lung volume
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When the patient is ________ airway obstruction is enhanced?

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  • Supine → supine enhances airway obstruction
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Which patient position increases the effect of extraluminal positive pressure against the pharynx?

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Supine

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Altered neuromuscular control of the airway is related to what 2 things?

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  • Inflammation
  • Denervation
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Respiratory related arousal response is related to what 4 things?

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  • Hypercapnia
  • Hypoxia
  • Upper airway obstruction
  • Work of breathing
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What are some clinical symptoms of OSA/apnea?

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  • Day → dry mouth headache sleepy cognitive impairment
  • Night → wake up often snoring choking sensation breathing pauses
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What are some comorbidities associated with OSA?

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  • HTN
  • CAD
  • MI
  • HF
  • ESRD
  • Graves disease
  • DM2
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What are some risk factors for OSA?

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  • elderly
  • Obesity
  • non-caucasian
  • male
  • pregnant
  • craniofacial abnormalities
  • smoking
  • narrow airway
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What are some treatments for OSA?

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  • CPAP
  • oral appliances
  • Eletrical stim → stiimulates hypoglossal nerve (CN12) with every breath
  • Weight reduction
  • Surg
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What are 4 surgeries that might help OSA?

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  • tonsillectomy
  • maxillomandibular advancement
  • ubulopalatopharyngoplasty
  • adenotonsillectomy
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29
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Risk for OSA increases by ___% for every 1 pt increase in ___________ score.

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2.5% : Mallampati

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30
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During induction what are 4 things we can do to help reduce issues with OSA?

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  • elevate HOB
  • Pre oxygenate
  • Know they might be difficult to mask ventilate or intubate
  • Minimize or don’t use opioids
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What anesthetic type might be preferred for OSA patients?

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Regional > GA

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What are two mnemonics to help assess OSA?

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Snore
Tired
Observed
Pressure
BMI
Age
Neck size
Gender

33
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What is the most common cause for acute URI?

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  • viral or bacterial nasopharyngitis (95% of cases)
34
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What are 2 possible noninfectious causes of nasopharyngitis?

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  • Allergic
  • Vasomotor
35
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What are some S/Sx of URI?

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  • nonproductive cough
  • sneezing
  • rhinorrhea
36
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If a patient has had a URI that is not getting better how does that affect their surgery?
What if it’s getting better?

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  • Unstable → delay 6 weeks
  • Stable → proceed with surg
37
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If the patient has had a recent URI what airway device might be preferred?

38
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What are some adverse respiratory events for a patient that had URI?

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  • bronchospasm
  • airway obstruction
  • postintubation croup
  • desat
  • atelectasis
39
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What can we do to help ↓ risk r/t recent URIs when anesthetizing a patient?

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  • Hydrate
  • ↓ secretions
  • limit airway manipulation → URI causes hyperreactive airway
  • Nebulized or topical anesthetic to the vocal cords → URI causes hyperreactive airway
  • LMA > ETT
40
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What is asthma?

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  • reversible airway obstruction
  • bronchial hyperreactivity
  • bronchoconstriction
  • chronic airway inflammation
41
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What are some things that ↑ risk for asthma?

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  • Heriditary
  • Family Hx
  • mom smoked while pregnant
  • Limited childhood exposure to infectious environments
42
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What is status asthmaticus?

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Life threatening bronchospasm that persists despite treatment

43
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What are some things that can provoke an asthma attack?

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  • allergens
  • aspirin / β antagonists / NSAIDS
  • respiratory viruses
  • excercise → typ following exertion than during it
  • emotional stress
44
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What is the pathogenesis of asthma?

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  • chronic inflammation in lower airways activates inflammatory cascade
  • Leads to bronchi and airway edema and thickened airways
  • Simultaneous areas of inlammation and repair in airways
45
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In a patient with asthma, which inflammatory mediators infiltrate the airway mucosa?

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  • Eosinophils / neutrophils
  • mast cells
  • T-cells / B-cells
  • Leukotrienes
46
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What are some S/Sx of asthma?

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  • wheezing
  • cough
  • dyspnea
  • chest tightness
47
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How long can an asthma attack last?

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  • minutes to hrs
48
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How can we determine if someone has severe asthma?

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  • prior intubation / ICU admission
  • ≥ 2 hospitalizations in a year
  • presence of coexisting disease
49
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How is asthma diagnosed?

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  • S/S
  • Airflow obstruction on PFT that is partially reversible with bronchodilators
50
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How is severity of Asthma diagnosed?

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  • clinical symptoms
  • PFTs
  • Med usage
51
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What are some PFT changes we would see in an asthmatic?

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  • FEV1 < 35% of normal
  • Possible FRC increase
52
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What are some ABG changes we might see with an asthmatic?

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  • hypocarbia
  • respiratory alkalosis
53
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For mild asthma how will PaO2 and PaCO2 be affected on ABG?

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  • will be normal
54
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For severe asthma how will PaO2 and PaCO2 be affected on ABG?

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  • PaO2 < 60 mmHg on RA
  • PaCO2 ↑ when the FEV1 < 25%
55
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What changes on CXR will we see with an asthma patient?

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  • Mild/moderate → normal
  • Severe → hyperinflation and vascular congestion of hilum d/t mucous plugging and PHTN
56
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What changes on ECG will be seen in an asthmatic?

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  • RV strain / irritability
57
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What are 2 goals of treating asthma?

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  • Prevent / control bronchial inflammation
  • Treat bronchospasm
58
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What are 2 SABA meds we talked about?

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  • Albuterol (Proventil)
  • levalbuterol (xopenex)
59
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What are the 7 long term treatments for asthma we discussed in class?

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  • Inhaled corticosteroids → budesonide fluticasone
  • LABA → arformeterol (brovana)
  • Combo steriods + LABA → symbicort or advair
  • LT modifier → montelukast (singulair)
  • Anti- IgE MAB → omalizumab
  • Methylxanthines → theophyline aminophylline
  • Mast cell stabilizer → Cromolyn
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What are some ways to treat status asthmaticus?

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  • O2
  • β2 agonist
  • Steroids → hydrocortisone or methylprednisolone
  • IV fluid and IV mag sulfate
  • broad spectrum ABX
  • Ipratropium
  • Intubate when PaCO2 > 50 mmHg
61
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When pre-oping an asthma patient what are some things to consider?

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  • onset age
  • triggers
  • accessory muscle use wheezing
  • stress dose steroids ABX bronchodilators
62
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For an asthmatic what type of anesthesia is preferred?

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  • regional > GA
63
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What anesthetic meds can be used to suppress hyper-reactive airway?

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  • fentanyl
  • remifentanil
  • lidocaine
  • prop
  • ketamine
64
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What NMBDs should we avoid in an asthma patient?

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Atracurium

Any histamine releasing NMBDs.

65
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What is COPD?

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  • progressive loss of alveolar tissue that is not reversible
66
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What deficiency do COPD patients have?

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  • α1 - Antitrypsin
67
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What is emphysema?

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  • destruction of lung parenchyma
68
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What is chronic bronchitis?

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  • cough and sputum production
69
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What are some risk factors for COPD?

(this is not exhaustive list)

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  • smoking
  • occupational exposure to bad things
  • recurrent resp infections
  • low birth weight
  • asthma
  • age
  • female
70
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What are some S/Sx of COPD?

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  • Dyspnea on exertion or at rest
  • chronic cough and sputum production
71
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What is a COPD exacerbation?

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Acute worsening of airflow obstruction

72
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How is COPD diagnosed?

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  • FEV1/FVC < 70% normal
  • ↑ RV FRC and TLC
  • CXR → hyperinflation hyperlucency
73
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What is Bullae associated with?

74
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How do we treat COPD medically?

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  • Stop smoking
  • O2→ if PaO2 < 55mmHg Hct > 55% or if cor pulmonale
  • LABA corticosteroids anticholinergics
  • Flu / pneumonia vaccines
  • Diuretics
75
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What is the goal of O2 therapy for COPD?

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  • PaO2 > 60 mmHg
76
Q

How can we treat COPD surgically? How does it help?

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  • Lung volume reduction surgery
  • Help ↑ elastic recoil ↓ hyperinflation ↓ V/Q mismatch
77
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What are some things to consider for COPD patient preop eval?

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  • smoking Hx
  • current meds
  • comorbidities
  • do they have RV failure
  • prior hospitalizations
  • optimize before surg
  • PFTs/ABGs
  • Ventilation
78
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What are some preop risk reductions we can do for COPD patients?

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  • stop smoking for 6 weeks (8 weeks is even better)
  • treat respiratory infections
  • treat expiratory airflow obstructions
  • lung volume expansion maneuvers

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