Pulmonary pt 2

Question 1

term for HBP in pulmonary arteries

Answer 1

pulmonary hypertension

Question 2

primary + secondary cause of pulm HTN

Answer 2

1º: narrowing of pulmonary arterioles bc of mucus hypertrophy

2º: increases in blood pressure or volume

Question 3

pts with pulmonary hypertension usually need….

Answer 3

a transplant

Question 4

term for R heart failure

Answer 4

cor pulmonale (pulmonary heart disease)

Question 5

what is the cause of cor pulmonale?

Answer 5

enlargement of RV secondary to pulm HTN

Question 6

inflammation of the pleura caused by infection, injury or tumor

Answer 6

pleurisy

Question 7

wet vs dry pleurisy

Answer 7

wet: less likely to cause pain bc fluid increases
dry: causes pain due to rubbing of layers

Question 8

collection of fluid in pleural space

Answer 8

pleural effusion

Question 9

fluid that is pushed through the capillary due to high pressure in the capillary

Answer 9

transudate

Question 10

fluid that leaks around the cells of the capillaries caused by inflammation

Answer 10

exudate

Question 11

2 etiologies of pleural effusions

Answer 11

transudates and exudates

Question 12

accumulation of air or gas in pleural cavity

Answer 12

pneumothorax

Question 13

cause of pneumothorax

Answer 13

defect in visceral pleura

Question 14

pneumothorax results in

Answer 14

collapsed lung

Question 15

2 types of pneumothorax

Answer 15

1. spontaneous

2. tension

Question 16

the formation of small sacs of air (blebs) in lung tissue that rupture

Answer 16

spontaneous pneumothorax

Question 17

develops when a lung or chest wall injury is such that it allows air into the pleural space but not out of it

Answer 17

tension pneumothorax

Question 18

where is tracheobronchial pain referred?

Answer 18

sites in the neck and ant chest at the same level as irritation

Question 19

what innervates the bronchi?

Answer 19

vagus nerve

Question 20

finer bronchi and lung parenchyma are free of _________________

Answer 20

pain innervation

Question 21

2 nerves that innervate diaphragm

Answer 21

phrenic and intercostals

Question 22

where does diaphragm pleura pain get referred?

Answer 22

sharp pain to upper traps and shoulders

Question 23

thoracic back pain occurs with irritation of the ________________-

Answer 23

posterior parietal pleura

Question 24

where does lung cancer pain refer?

Answer 24

ant chest with referral to scap, upper back, shoulder, medial aspect of arm