Pulm Pearls Flashcards
Pneumonia PE
Dullness to percussion, increased tactile fremitus, egophony, bronchiole breath sounds, inspiratory crackles
Emphysema physiology
Airspace enlargement due to alveolar destruction
Emphysema PE
hyperressonant to percussion, decreased tactile fremitus, CXR with long skinny heart and flat diaphragm
Chronic Bronchitis Physiology
Mucous gland enlargement due to goblet cell hyperplasia
Death in Cystic Fibrosis is due to…
Pulmonary Infection
Bronchiectasis presents with…
chronic bronchitis, CXR with dilated, thickened airways with TRAM LINES
Pleural effusion PE
dullness to percussion, decreased tactile fremetius, diminished breath sounds
Pneumothorax phsyiology
rupture of subpleural blebs due to high intrapleural pressure
Bronchiolitis pathogen
RSV
Pulmonary Fibrosis CXR
ground glass inflitrates.
See restrictive pattern on PFTs: decreased lung volume and increased FEV1/FVC