Pulmonology Flashcards
Cyanide poisoning tx
Hydroxycobalamin
Na thiosulphate
Amyl nitrate// na nitrate
Cyanide posioning presentation
Cvs collapse
Tachy tachpnea headache nausea vomit
Almond odor
Co poisoning tx
Hyperbaric o2
100% o2
Co poisoning presentation
Headache dizziness
Convulsions
Resp arrest
Co poisoning cerebral effect
Globus pallidus lesions on MRI
Methemoglobin tx
Methylene blue and vitamin C
Perfusion limited causes
Normal
Co2
N2o
Diffusion limited
Emphysema Fibrosis Exercise ARDS RDS
Normal A-a gradient hypoxemia
High altitude
Hypo ventilation
HNSCC HX
Sheets of Polygonal cells with abundant eosinophilic cytoplasm invade mucosa and surrounding structures intracellular bridges and keratin pearl’s
Squamous papilloma
Fibrovascular core surrounding by sq epithelium
Emphysema types smoking
Centriacinar
Emphysema in panacinar
Alpha anti trypsin def
Asthma cells involved?
Eosinophilic mast cells and helper t cells cause
Bronchial wall thickening
Inc smooth muscle
CD IN ASTHMA
Cd4
COPD cd type?
CD8
Chronic bronchitis hx
Hypertrophy and hyperplasia of mucous secreting glands
Emphysema hx
Leucocyte infiltraion
Cd8+ t cells
Inc protease activity
Oxidative stress
Asthma hx
Hyper responsive bronchi
Reversible bronchi constriction
Smooth muscle hypertrophy
Crushmann spirals(shed epithelium from whorled mucous plugs)
Charcot laden crystals 🦯 (eosinophilic, hexagonal
DLCO normal or increased