pulm 2 Flashcards
*** sarcoidosis, amyloidosis, hemochromatosis
causes of restrictive cardiomyopathy with preserved ejection HF
*** neuropathy, easy bruising, enlarged tongue, proteinuria, early satiety, edema, subcutaneous nodules
amyloidosis
*** what is reflected during inspiratory hold?
pulmonary compliance
*** what is reflected during expiratory hold?
PEEP
4 types of lung cancer
adenocarcinoma
squamous cell
small cell
large cell
two peripherally located lung cancers
adenocarcinoma
large cell carcinoma
*** gynecomastia and galactorrhea in lung cancer
large cell carcinoma
diastolic murmur, left sternal border, loudest with sitting up, leaning forward and expiration
AR
*** healthy woman found to have diastolic murmur, should she get a workup?
YES - diastolic murmurs likely pathologic, fo/u with echo
*** what post-MI complications can occur with RCA occlusion
RV failure
papillary muscle rupture (new murmur)
interventricular septum rupture (new murmur)
*** post-MI complications with LAD occlusion
interventricular septum rupture
free wall rupture
left ventricular aneurysm
pt has new holosystolic murmur after MI and echo reveals new MR - what vessel was occluded?
RCA
pleural plaques
asbestosis
3 most common causes of cough
asthma, GERD, post-nasal drip
rx that increases natriuresis, decreases serum angio II concentration, and decreases aldo production
direct renin inhibitor (aliskiren)
*** first line tx of aortic dissection
IV BB to reduce HR, SBP, and LV contractility
can vasodilators hydralazine and nitroprusside result in reflex sympathetic stimulation with consequent rise in HR, LV contractility, and aorta wall stress?
YES - why we don’t use them in aortic dissection management
*** common causes of cor pulmonale (R HF due to lung disease)
COPD
ILD
pulmonary vascular disease
OSA
elevated pulmonary artery systolic pressure, hepatomegaly, chronic COPD, elevated JVD, ascites, pleural effusion, edema
Cor Pulmonale
tx of prinzmetal/vasospastic angina
CCB for prevention, nitroglycerin for abortive
AD disorder, aortic regurgitation, aortic dissection, pneumothorax, eye abnormalities
marfan syndrome
*** how is uremic cause of pericarditis different than others?
does not typically cause diffuse ST elevation
4 tx for COPD exacerbation
Oxygen
Inhaled bronchodilators
Systemic glucocorticoids
Antibiotics
EKG finding indicative of LVH
increased QRS complex voltage
use of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring
when you suspect elevated BP based on clinical findings/symptoms (end organ damage - retionopathy, LVH, AMS) but normal BP in office
when holter monitor
patients with palpitations, syncope, prescynope
vision changes but no neurological symptoms - focal weakness, facial droop, visual field defects
more likely 2/2 HTN, rather than brain ischmia
cardiac manifestation of lyme disease
AV block
cough, large-volume mucopurulent sputum production, hemoptysis, dyspnea
bronchiectasis
diagnostic test for bronchiestasis
high-resolution CT
*** young pt with back pain, worst at night, elevated ESR, improvement with NSAID
ankylosing spondylitis
can someone with AS have restrictive pattern on PFTs due to limited chest expansion and spinal mobility
YES
what anticoagulants to avoid in someone with impaired kidney function?
LMWH (enoxaparin)
Fondaparinux (injection Xa inhibitor)
Rivaroxaban (xa inhibitor)
*** what IS safe for anti-coagulation in kidney disease?
UNfractionated heparin = UN-tainted and safe for kidneys
can you monitor anti-coagulation with unfractionated heparin?
YES, with aPTT (therapeutic = 1.5-2 times normal)
*** what estimated GFR indicates severe renal insufficiency?
< 30
of the obstructive diseases, which have low DLCO?
emphysema
can PEs cause pleural effusions?
yes - typically small, exudative and bloody
*** restrictive PFTs but normal DLCO
chest wall issue
*** pre-excitation of the ventricles via an abnormal bypass tract
WpW
can WPW put pt at risk of re-entrant SVT?
yep
3 acute complications of cocaine use
MI
Aortic dissection
Intracranial hemorrhage
*** tx of acute cocaine toxicity and myocardial ischemia
O2 and IV benzos
bug of CAP
s. pneumo
bug of HAP
p. aeruginosa
*** ipratropium MOA
anti-muscarinic/anti-cholinergic - mainstay of COPD management
how is low tidal volume ventilation lung protective?
prevents over-distension of alveoli and resultant baratrauma and IMPROVES mortality in ARDs patients
how does inhibition of CYP450 affect warfarin?
INCREASES effect by blocking metabolism
what rx’s can INCREASE effect of warfarin?
NSAIDS, acetaminophen, omeprazole, SSRIs, amiodarone, and more
pt comes in with CP and you suspect MI but cardiac enzymes are not yet positive, while waiting to repeat pt becomes unresponsive and develops arrhythmia - most likely arrhythmia? what do you do?
v fib, defibrillate
what two rhythms should be defibrillated?
V fib or pulseless v tachy
when is mag sulfate used for heart stuff
Torsades
what to do for pt with hemodynamic instability and narrow or wide QRS complex tachyarrhthmia
synchronized cardio-version
what are some narrow or wide QRS complex tachyarrhythmias?
a fib, a flutter, VT with a pulse
can addition of amiodarone, verapamil, quinidine, or propafenone increase serum level of digoxin and contribute to digoxin toxicity?
yep
are anorexia, N/V, abdominal pain, weakness, and color vision changes signs of digoxin toxicity?
yep
*** sick sinus syndrome
inability of SA node to generate adequate HR; age-related degeneration of cardiac conduction system , fibrosis of SA node
*** what to do for sick sinus syndrome?
pacemaker
aberrant conduction pathway
WpW
3 EKG changes seen in WpW
short PR interval
widened QRS interval
slurred upstroke of QRS
how to manage HOCM
avoid volume depletion
BBs/CCBs
sx if persistent
*** initial monotherapy for HOCM
metoprolol or atenolol
causes of constrictive pericarditis
idiopathic pericarditis viral pericarditis cardiac sx radiation tx TB pericarditis
hx of cancer tx and new heart failure
constrictive pericarditis 2/2 radiation tx
pt has CP and lightheadedness and EKG shows narrow complex tachycardia consistent with SVT - how do we determine type?
need to slow HR to reveal morphology of rhythm, vagal maneuver or give adenosine
list 3 vagal maneuvres
eyeball pressure, carotid sinus massage, valsalva
3 general types of tachy
sinus
narrow complex (<120 msec)
wide complex
*** can hypokalemia result of beta agonist like albuterol?
yes
can anaphylaxis result in hypotension, poor organ perfusion, upper airway edema?
yes
what is fourth heart sound due to?
blood hitting a stiff ventricle
is a fourth heart sound normal in older adults?
yes, stiffening of heart muscle is normal
when is S4 abnormal?
younger, ventricular hypertrophy, acute MI
what causes S3?
lots of blood volume filling ventricles
what sound is associated with HF?
S3
what sound is associated with acute MI?
S4
*** smoking induced emphysema results in destruction of ________
upper lobes = centriacinar emphysem of smoking
*** lower lobe destruction is seen in panacinar emphysema of _______
AAT deficiency = lower lobes = panacinar emphysema
latin america, protozoal disease, megacolon, megaesophagus, cardiac disease
Chagas with Trypanosoma
how can supplemental oxygen increase hypercapnia in COPD?
increased dead space perfusion causing CQ mismatch
decreased affinity of oxyhemoglobin for CO2
reduced alveolar ventilation
*** how do cerebral vessels respond to high levels of CO2?
with increase of CO2, cerebral vessels vasodilate - risk of SEIZURES
should you use a CXR to rule out PE?
Nope - nonspecific
*** what is long-term tx for asthma
ICS
long-term tx for COPD
LAMA (anti-muscarinin/anti-cholinergic - ipratropium)
complication of infective endocarditis which can result in conduction abnormalities
perivalvular abscess
drug user with new murmur and heart block
perivalvular abscess
murmur associated with TV endocarditis
holosystolic murmur of TR that becomes accentuated with inspriation
common causes of aortic regurgitation
congenital bicuspid aortic valve
post inflammatory (rheumatic, endocarditis)
aortic root dilation (marfaan, syphillis)
diastolic decrescendo murmur, left sternal border, louder with leaning forward, widened pulse pressure, warter-hammer pulsation, pistol shot femoral pulses
AR
*** 3 things that can cause pulsus paradoxus ( > 10 change in SBP with inspiration)
asthma
COPD
tamponade
fibromuscular dysplasia results in stenosis of the ___ and ___ arteries
fibromuscular dysplasia = renal artery and internal carotid artery stenosis
*** internal carotid artery stenosis manifestation in fibromuscular dysplasia
recurrent HA
pulsatile tinnitus
transient ischemic attack
stroke
*** renal artery stenosis manifestation in fibromuscular dysplasia:
secondary HTN
flank pain
Two bruits heard on exam of patient with fibromuscular dysplasia
subauricular systolic bruit
abdominal bruit
*** secondary hypertension, hypokalmeia, metabolic alkalosis
primary hyperaldosteronism
*** what are the markers of empyema and complicated pleural effusion
effusion with low ph (<7.2) and glucose (<60)
how to manage empyema and complicated pleural effusion
drainage + abx