Pulmonary Important Points Flashcards
Atelectasis
- alveolar collapse
- happens when surface tension inc. possibly due to lack of surfactant
Cartilage and goblet cells extend to the end of the _______.
Bronchi.
Cilia terminate in the _________.
Respiratory Bronchioles.
Club (Clara Cells)
- non-ciliated
- secretory granules that secrete a component of surfactant
- degrade toxins
- act as reserve cells
- present in bronchioles
Lecithin-sphingomyelin ratio of ______ in amniotic fluid indicates fetal lung maturity.
> 2.0
Aspirated objects will most likely go to the:
-lower lobe of the right lung
Consequence of Pulmonary Hypertension
- cor pulmonale
- and subsequent right ventricular failure
Cor Pulmonale
- alteration in the structure and function of the right ventricle caused by a primary disorder of the respiratory system
- chronic hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction can lead to cor pulmonale
5 Causes of Hypoxemia
- normal A-a gradient:
- -high altitude
- -hypoventilation
- inc. A-a gradient:
- -V/Q mismatch
- -diffusion limitation
- -R to L shunt
Epistaxis
-nose bleed
Obstructive Lung Diseases
- chronic bronchitis
- emphysema
- asthma
- bronchiectasis
- FEV1/FVC ratio dec. (hallmark)
Chronic Bronchitis
- blue bloater
- hyperplasia of mucous secreting glands in bronchi
- productive cough >3 months per year
- findings: wheezing, crackles, cyanosis, dyspnea, hypercapnia
Emphysema
- pink puffer
- enlargement of airspaces, dec. recoil
- dec. diffusing capacity for CO resulting from destruction of alveolar walls
- inc. in lung compliance
- two types: centriacinar (smoking related) and panacinar (a1-antitrypsin deficiency)
- exhalation through pursed lips, barrel chested
- dyspnea and cough with MINIMAL sputum
- weight loss common due to inc. work of breathing
- DLCO will be decreased
Asthma
- bronchial hyperresponsiveness causes reversible bronchoconstriction
- smooth muscle hypertrophy
- can be triggered by viruses, allergens, stress
- test with methacholine challenge
- findings: cough, wheezing, tachypnea, dyspnea, hypoxemia, inc. inspiratory/expiratory ratio, pulsus paradozis, mucus plugging
Bronchiectasis
- chronic necrotizing infection of bronchi
- premanently dilated airways
- purulent (pus), foul smelling sputum
- recurrent infections
- associated with bronchial obstruction, poor ciliary motility, cystic fibrosis, allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
Restrictive Diseases
- FEV1/FVC ratio > 80%
- types
- -poor breathing mechanics: polio, myasthenia gravis, scoliosis, morbid obesity
- -interstitial lung disease (inc. A-a gradient): ARDS, neonatal respiratory distress syndrome, pneumoconioses, sarcoidosis, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, goodpasture, langerhans cell histiocytosis, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, drug toxicity
Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
- mixed type III/IV hypersensitivity reaction to environmental antigen
- eosinophilic granulomatous reaction
- dyspnea, cough, chest tightness, headache, fever hours after exposure
- often seen in farmers and those exposed to birds
- chronic exposure leads to interstitial fibrosis
-pneumoconioses
- interstitial fibrosis due to CHRONIC occupational exposure
- coal workers lung
- silicosis
- asbestosis
- inc. risk cor pulmonale and Caplan syndrome (RA and pneumoconioses with intrapulmonary nodules)
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
- characterized by acute onset respiratory failure, bilateral lung opacities, no HF
- may be caused by trauma, sepsis, shock , gastric aspiration, uremia, acute pancreatitis, amniotic fluid embolism
- diffuse alveolar damage leads to inc. alveolar capillary permenability, leads to protein-rich leakage into alveoli and noncardiogenic pulmonary edema
- results in formation of intra-alveolar hyaline membranes (pink rivers)
- management: mechanical ventilation with low tidal volume, address underlying cause
Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome
-obesity leads to hypoventilation, leads to dec. PaO2 and inc. PaCO2 during sleep, leads to inc. PaCO2 during waking hours (retention)
Pulmonary Hypertension
- hypertension > 25 at rest
- results in arteriosclerosis, medial hypertrophy, intimal fibrosis of pulmonary arteries
- results in plexiform lesions on histology
- 5 types:
- -pulmonary arterial hypertension
- -PH due to L heart disease
- -PH due to lung diseases or hypoxia
- -chronic thromboembolic PHH
- -multifactorial PH
Pleural Effusion Physical Findings
- dec. breath sounds
- dull on percussion
Atelectasis (bronchial obstruction) Physical Findings
- dec. breath sounds
- dull on percussion
Simple Pneumothorax Physical Findings
- dec. breath sounds
- hyperresonant on percussion