Pulm need to know Flashcards
New born with respiratory distress, cyanosis, and scaphoid abd has?
Diaphragmatic hernia
Does Pnx have a scaphoid abdomen?
No, its has a mediastinal shift
How does CO kill you?
Stronger affinity to Hemoglobin - irreversible, very left shift
How do barbitures affect ABGs?
Respiratory depression (Increase C02+ Resp Acid). and Hypoxemia
What Pna has absent fevers or rigors, and a nonprod cough with bilat insterstitial inflitrates?
Mycoplasma, Mac/FQ/Dox
What helps to reinflate alveoli?
CPAPs - after drowning.
Inhalant abuse teenage patients present with ?
Encephalopathy
How are PEs diagnosed?
Angiogram or VQ scan (less invasive)
What is pulses paradoxus?
decreased BP with inspiration- asthma
What is the best Beta blocker for asthma?
Metoprolol
How do you diag Pna?
Infiltrates on Xray
How can GERD cause night time cough attacks?
Laying down, acid seeps into the trachea = bronchospasm
What med can lead to exercise induced asthma?
Mast cell stabilizer
Severe asthma attacks get…
Inhaled Saba + IV steroids
Severe Emphysema will have what pH, pC02 and P02?
pH = low pC02 = high p02 = low
COPD has Resp acid or Resp alk?
Resp Acid
Asthmatics has Resp acid or Resp alk?
Resp Alk
If someone has asbestos exposure what cancers will they get?
MCC = Bronco carcinoma,
Then -> Mesothelioma a pleural cancer.
Chronic use of a ventilator at 100% 02 can lead to?
Pulm fibrosis
PEEP increases the risk of …
Hypotension due to Rside HF
Large bacteria like pneumococcal pna lead to dyspnea bc?
fill alveola with pus. This decreases 02 diffusion.
Beclomethasone is a low or high ICS?
low - used in Mild persistant asthma
What vaccinations does a COPD pt need?
Flu and Pna
What type of breathing is cycles of increased tidal vol and apnea?
Cheyne-Stokes
What type of breathing occurs after head trauma and is long seconds of no breathing?
Apneustic
meningities patients have what kind of breathing?
Biots
Diabetics have what kind of breathing?
Kussmaul = meta acid compensation.
What kind of PFT is seen in severe COPD?
Emphysema will have decrease diffusion for Carbon Monox.
Patho of Emphysema?
Destroyed elastic = air is trapped in lungs = increased residual capacity and increased total capacity.
Patho of hyperventilating?
uncomp respiratory alk = needs a brown bag.