Pulmonology Flashcards
What is the difference between carotid body and carotid sinus?
Carotid Body: Chemoreceptor
Carotid Sinus: Baroreceptor
What is the color of air on X-ray?
Black “radiolucent”
What is the color of fluid or a solid on X-ray?
White “radiopaque”
What disease has a steeple sign on neck films?
Croup (or Laryngotracheobronchitis)
What disease has a Thumb Sign on neck films?
Epiglottitis
What is a “Blue Bloater”?
Chronic Bronchitis
What is a “Pink Puffer”?
Emphysema
What are the pulmonary infiltrates with eosinophilia (PIE) syndromes?
Churg-Straus, Loeffler’s, allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis
What drugs cause Pulmonary Eosinophilia?
Nitrofurantoin and Sulfonamides
What are the risk factors for Lung CA?
Smoking, Radon, second hand smoke, pneumoconiosis (except Anthracosis)
What diseases have Hemoptysis?
Bronchiectasis, Bronchitis, Pneumonia, TB, Lung CA, Goodpasture’s, Wegener’s
Where is a Bochdalek Hernia?
Occur more commonly on the posterior left side (diaphragm), most common congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH)
Where is a Morgagni Hernia?
Anterior/middle of diaphragm, bowel sounds in thorax, seen on US in utero
surgery to fix immediately after birth
What diseases have Respiratory Alkalosis?
Restrictive Lung disease Anxiety Pregnancy Gram neg sepsis PE
What diseases have respiratory acidosis?
Obstructive lung diseases
What diseases have metabolic alkalosis?
Low volume state: vomiting, diuretics, GI blood loss
What diseases have metabolic acidosis?
“MUDPILES” and diarrhea
What does auscultation of stridor tell you?
Extrathoracic narrowing (seen on inspiration on X-Ray)
What does auscaltation of wheezing tell you?
Intrathoracic narrowing (seen on expiration on x-ray)
What does auscultation of rhonchi tell you?
Mucus in the airway (obstructive airway disease)
What does auscultation of crackles tell you?
Blowing collapsed alveoli open (restrictive lung disease)
What does dullness to percussion tell you?
Something between the airspace and chest wall absorbing sound, can be solid or fluid
What does hyperresonance tell you?
Air in that region of the lungs`
What does Tracheal deviation tell you?
Moves away from tension
Pneumothorax moves towards Atelectasis
What does Fremitus, Egophony and Bronchophony tell you?
Consolidation (pathognomonic for pneumonia)
What is Restrictive Lung disease?
small still lungs, can’t get air in
What is obstructive lung disease?
Mucus filled lungs, cannot get air out
What is epiglottitis?
inflammation of the epiglottis
thumb sign on x-ray
excessive drooling
What is Croup?
Respiratory condition that is usually triggered by an acute viral infection of the upper airway, steeple sign on x-ray, barking cough
What is Tracheitis?
“Acute URI”
Patients look toxic
Grey Pseudomembrane
Leukocytosis
What is asthma?
Chronic inflammatory disease of the airways
characterized by variable and recurring symptoms, wheezing on expiration, elevated IgE and Eosinophils
What is Bronchiolitis?
Athma in kids less than 2 years old
What is sinusitis?
Inflammation of the paranasal sinuses, tooth pain worsens upon bending forward
What is Bronchiectasis?
Bad breath, purulent sputum, and hemoptysis
What is Bronchitis?
Increased sputum production “Blue Bloater”
What is Emphysema?
Obstructive disease
Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency
What is Laryngomalacia?
Epiglottis rolls in from side to side
What is Pneumonia?
Consolidation of airway
What is Pneumothorax?
Absent breath sounds on one side
How do you detect a Pulmonary Embolus?
Tachypnea
increased V/Q scan
ECG may show signs of right heart strain or acute cor pulmonale in cases of Large Pes - large S wave in lead I, a large Q wave in lead III and an inverted T wave in lead III
S1Q3T3
What is a Tamponade?
Decreased breathe sounds and blood pressure,
distant muffled heart sounds
icnreased JVD