Pulmonology Flashcards
What type of lung tumor is associated with bronchorrhea and a “salty” taste to sputum?
Bronchoalveolar cell carcinoma
What FEV1 should patients be sent to pulmonary rehab?
What resting hypoxia level indicates need for home oxygen therapy in COPD?
Oxygen sat in RA
Does idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis affect upper or basal lung zones more?
Basal
What is the only proven treatment to improve survival in IPF?
Lung transplant
What rheumatologic drug is associated with causing diffuse parenchymal lung disease?
Methotrexate
Does hypersensitivity pneumonitis affect upper or lower lung zones more?
Upper
What antibiotic commonly used to treat UTIs can cause pulmonary parenchymal lung disease?
Nitrofurantoin
What is triad of Heerfordt syndrome for sarcoid?
Uveitis
Parotid gland enlargement
Fever
What genetic condition is associated with lymphangioleiomyomatosis?
Tuberous sclerosis
What condition should be considered in a young woman who presents with spontaneous pneumothorax or chylothorax?
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis
What occupational exposure causes increased risk for tuberculosis?
Silicosis
In a parapneumonic effusion was does a glucose level
Chest tube placement
What triglyceride level on pleural fluid indicates chylothorax?
> 110
Does bullous pemphigoid or pemphigus vulgaris have a positive nikolsky sign?
Pemphigus vulgaris
What can cause high amylase levels in pleural fluid studies?
Acute pancreatitis
Pancreaticopleural fistula
Esophageal perforation
What size differentiates a lung nodule from lung mass?
3 cm
What type of lung tumor histology can cause false negative PET scan if evaluating a pulmonary nodule ?
Alveolar cell carcinoma
What finding on chest X-ray suggests bronchiectasis?
Tram lines
What size pulmonary AVM always requires treatment with surgery or embolization?
> 2 cm
What occupational exposure can cause a sarcoidosis like clinical syndrome?
Beryllium - light bulb factories
What condition is associated with “photographic-negative” or peripheral pulmonary edema?
Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia
What elevation is associated with mountain sickness?
> 6300 ft
What is primary treatment of CPAP emergent central sleep apnea?
Adaptive seroventilation (ASV)
What type of crystals form in tubules with ethylene glycol poisoning?
Calcium oxalate
What is goal plateau pressure for ARDS patients?
What PO2 during HAST for COPD qualifies for in flight oxygen therapy?
