Pulmonary 3

Question 1

Pronounced concavity of the airway pressure graphic (vent)

Answer 1

Flow dyssynchrony

Question 2

Common cause of cough that resolves with inhaled corticosteroids w/ normal spirometry and imaging

Answer 2

Non-Asthmatic Eosinophilic Bronchitis (NAEB)

Question 3

What makes the diagnosis of non-asthmatic eosinophilic bronchitis?

Answer 3

Eos in induced sputum

Question 4

Requirements for roflumilast initiation (used in studies)

Answer 4

FEV1<50%, chronic bronchitis, at least one hospitalization

Question 5

Side effects of roflumilast (2)

Answer 5

Weight loss, diarrhea

Question 6

For Omalizumab, IgE should be greater than ___

Answer 6

30 IU/mL

Question 7

Triad of Kartagener syndrome

Answer 7

Situs inversus, infertility, and bronchiectasis

Question 8

Define trapped lung

Answer 8

Fibrous pleural peel causing unexpandable lung

Question 9

Define lung entrapment

Answer 9

Unexpandable lung due to active pleural disease, endobronchial obstruction, or chronic atelectasis

Question 10

Describe pleural manometry of trapped lung during thoracentesis

Answer 10

Steady, rapid fall in pleural pressure

Question 11

Describe pleural manometry of lung entrapment during thoracentesis

Answer 11

Biphasic — initially gradual decline in pleural pressures, followed by a rapid fall