pulm Flashcards
what are the 4 questions to assess control of asthma over what period of time?
asthma treatment table?
what is the most effective intervention for asthma?
what medications are used for rescue therapy for acute exacerbations?
what medications used for long term asthma treatment?
what are the treatment steps/meds used in asthma and it’s classification?
what are the symptoms of theophylline toxicity?
what are the agents that
- increase theophylline levels?
- decrease theophyline levels?
- decrease levels of co-administered drugs?
what is the management of acute asthma exacerbations?
management of asthma exacerbation in the ER?
what is a poor prognostic factor during a severe asthma attack?
how would you manage the vent for asthmatic patients?
Define COPD?
what is the pathophysiology of COPD?
define chronic bronchitis?
what is the best predictor of FEV1 in COPD?
what is the best predictor of death in COPD?
what are the lung mechanics of emphysema?
what is the CMS criteria for starting continuous O2 in COPD patients?
what is the benefit of pulmonary rehabilitation?
when is lung volume reduction surgery useful?
when should you screen for alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency?
how would you asesss COPD exacerbations?
how would you treat COPD exacerbations?
when do you suspect alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency?
how do you diagnose and tx alpha
what is the classic presentation of bronchiectasis and when should you suspect it?
how do you diagnose bronchiectasis? what do you see?
how do you diagnose and findings of CF?
how would you manage CF?
what are the complications associated with CF?
what are the common factors of ILD and groups?
how do you diagnose ILD? pathophys?
what are cxr clues to causes of ILD?
benefit of bronchoscopy with biopsy and VATS for ILD?
parameter to follow for ILD?
what are the 2 categories of occupational and environmental ILD
what is the pathophys of hypersensitivity pneumonitis? Give examples?
how do you diagnose hypersensitivity pneumonitis? What do you see on studies?
ddx of acute hypersensitivity pneumonitis?
what is byssinosis?
Describe what happens with asbestos does with the lungs in the short term? CXR findings?
complication associated with asbestosis?
describe etiology of silicosis and cxr findings?
treatment and ddx of silicosis?
describe coal workers ILD?
describe berylliosis:?
describe typical presentation and findings of IPF?
presentation of IPF?
diagnosis of IPF? Parameters to follow?
Treatment of IPF?
what is COP? when to consider?
how to differentiate COP vs IPF?
Treatment for COP?
what are the effects of RA, SLE, and SS on the lungs?
describe the common presentation of sarcoidosis?
describe the findings of sarcoidosis on the lungs?
how do you diagnose sarcoidosis?
treatment of sarcoidosis?
what is LCH?