Pulmonary Flashcards
What will happen to calcium with sarcoidosis?
hypercalcemia
How is TB transmitted?
airborne
If I see a middle aged woman with pulmonary HTN with no medical conditions, what I am thinking is the cause?
idiopathic
3 main drug offenders causing pulmonary fibrosis?
amiodarone, bleomycin, and busulfan
most common cause of atypical pneumonia and what to treat?
mycoplasma
azithromycin
What is the most common cause of lung abscess?
aspirated pneumonia
What is the treatment for cystic fibrosis related diabetes?
insulin
What is the test to diagnosis ARDS vs heart failure?
echo
What is a very common presentation of small cell lung cancer and why?
super vena cava syndrome because of the obstruction from the mass on the vessel. everything backs up into the nech, head and arms basically.
top 3 risk factors for spontaneous pneumothorax?
smoking, family history and marfan
what type of lung disease is hypersensitivity pneumonitis?
restrictive
what is a complication of silicosis?
TB
what is alpha 1 antitrypsin used for?
What two structures in the body are affected by a deficiency of it?
shuts off neutrophil elastase, an enzyme that breaks down elastin in the lungs
lungs and liver
2 pharm first line treatments for smoking cessation?
varenicline and bupropion
what are the two most common causes of bloody pleural effusions?
what is the example to remember causing a pleural effusions with super low glucose?
PE and cancer
RA
