pulmonology 2 Flashcards
3 main symptoms of acute bronchitis
cough for more then 3 weeks, fever, constitutional sxs
main cause of acute bronchitis
virus
sxs of acute bronchiolits
fever, cough, rhinorrhea, wheezing, tachypnea, and respiratory distress
presentation of bacterial pneumonia
sudden onset of sxs, including pleurisy, fever, chills, prod cough, tachypnea, and tacycardia
presentation of viral pneumonia
gradual onset of sxs, no pleurisy, chills or high fever, general malaise, and a non prod cough
abx for inpat pneumonia and abx for icu pt
NON icu- fluroquinolone (moxifloxacin, levolfloxacin)
Icu- ceftriaxone, ampicillin- slbactam, plus azithromycin or fluorquinolone
what bacteria pneumonia cause hemoptysis
p. aeuroginoas, klebsiella, staph aureus
most common cause of atypical pneumonia
myocplasma
signs and sxs of pe
tachypnea, CP, dysnpea, tachycardia, fever, DVT, hypotension and syncome
signs of tension pneumothorax
tachypnea, unilateral absent breath sounds, tachycadia, pallor, diaphoresis, cyanosis, hyperresonace, tracheal deviation, hypotension, JVD
risk factors that predispose to PE
virchow triad
venous stasis
hypercoaguable state
injury to endothelium of vessels
how to detect pe in pregnant women
VQ scan
major etiology of pulmonary htn
chronic hypoxia, most commonly from COPD
sxs of pulmonary htn
dyspnea, fatigue, chest pain, and syncope on exertion
