Pulmonary 6

Question 1

Indications for IVC filter

Answer 1

Can’t tolerate AC, recurrent VTE despite AC, or severe RV compromise.

Question 2

What happens to respiratory drive during sleep?

Answer 2

Hypoxic and hypercapnic respiratory drive are reduced.

Question 3

2 lung volume changes during sleep

Answer 3

Reduced FRC and reduced Vt

Question 4

What happens to upper airway resistance during sleep?

Answer 4

Increases

Question 5

2 meds for REM Behavior Disorder

Answer 5

Melatonin and clonazepam

Question 6

First-line therapy for pertussis

Answer 6

Azirhromycin (or clarithromycin)

Question 7

Second-line therapy for pertussis

Answer 7

TMP-SMX

Question 8

Pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) required to diagnose PAH

Answer 8

PVR>3 Woods units

Question 9

mPAP to Dx PH

Answer 9

> 20 mmHg

Question 10

PCWP to Dx PAH

Answer 10

PCWP<15