Pulm Restrictive And Transplant

Question 1

3 traumatic causes of restrictive lung dysfxn

Answer 1

Thoracic trauma, pneumothorax, spontaneous pneumothorax

Question 2

4 types of thoracic traumas that can cause lung dyfxn

Answer 2

-blunt: MVA
-penetrating: gunshot or stabbing
-flail chest: free-floating seg d/t multiple fxs
-rib fxs

Question 3

What is pneumothorax? Classic signs?

Answer 3

Air/gas in pleural space causing lung collapse

Signs: tracheal deviation AWAY from affected side, decreases/absent breath sounds

Question 4

3 types of pneumothorax? Other symps

Answer 4

Tension: chest trauma, resp distress, and hypoTN

Hemithorax: one side affected

Hemothorax: blood in pleural space

Symps: unilateral chest pain, dyspnea, tachycardia

Question 5

Primary vs secondary spontaneous pneumothorax? Clinical present (7)

Answer 5

Prim: tall, thin, w/o pulm distress

Secondary: associated w/ underlying disease

Clinical: sharp pleuritic pain, ipsilateral chest pain, dyspnea, increased work of breathing, tachycardia, decreased/absent breath sounds, decreased tactile Fremitus

Question 6

4 pleural causes of restrictive lung dysfxn

Answer 6

-atelectasis
-pleural effusion
-pleuritis
-acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)

Question 7

Atelectasis - what is it