Pulmonology Flashcards
- SOB
- expiratory wheezing
asthma
- hyperventilation/increased RR
- decrease in peak flow
- hypoxia
- respiratory acidosis
- possible absence of wheezing
SEVERE asthma exacerbation
if asthma diagnosis is unclear
PFT before and after inhaled bronchodilators
asthma and reactive airway disease are CONFIRMED with what finding on PFT?
INCREASE in FEV1 of greater than 12%
ALL patients with SOB should receive the following
- oxygen
- continuous oximeter
- CXR
- ABG
best INITIAL treatment for asthma exacerbation
- inhaled bronchodilator (albuterol); no maximum dose
- steroid bolus (methylprednisolone)
- inhaled ipratropium (ACh receptor antagonist)
- oxygen
- magnesium
when should an asthma patient be placed in the ICU?
respiratory acidosis with CO2 retention
what is the indication for intubation and mechanical ventilation in asthma?
PERSISTENT respiratory acidosis
best INITIAL treatment for nonacute asthma
inhaled bronchodilator (albuterol)
if asthma patient is not controlled on inhaled bronchodilator (albuterol)
inhaled steroid
if patient is STILL not controlled on inhaled bronchodilator (albuterol), and inhaled steroids
inhaled long-acting beta agonist (LABA) (salmeterol, or formoterol)
alternate long-term controller medications besides inhaled steroids: extrinsic allergies, such as hay fever
cromolyn
alternate long-term controller medications besides inhaled steroids: atopic disease
montelukast
alternate long-term controller medications besides inhaled steroids: COPD
- tiotropium
- ipratropium
alternate long-term controller medications besides inhaled steroids: high IgE levels, no control with cromolyn
omalizumab (anti-IgE Ab)
last resort for uncontrolled nonacute asthma (if still not controlled on SABA, inhaled steroids, and LABA)
PO steroids (many adverse effects)
treatment for exercise-induced asthma
inhaled bronchodilator BEFORE exercise
- long-term smoker
- increasing SOB
- decreasing exercise tolerance
COPD
treatment for acute exacerbation of COPD
- oxygen (NOT TOO MUCH)
- ABG
- CXR
- inhaled albuterol
- inhaled ipratropium
- steroid bolus (methylprednisolone)
what should be added in treatment for acute exacerbation of COPD, if fever, sputum, and/or new infiltrate is present on CXR?
ceftriaxone and azithromycin for CAP
management of COPD with mild respiratory acidosis
BiPAP or CPAP
COPD physical examination findings
- barrel-shaped chest
- clubbing of fingers
- increased AP diameter mf chest
- loud P2 heart sound (pulmonary HTN)
- edema (blood backing up d/t pulmonary HTN)
EKG findings in COPD
- right axis deviation (RAD)
- right ventricular hypertrophy (RVH)
- right atrial hypertrophy (RAH)
CXR findings in COPD
- flattening of diaphragm
- elongated heart
- substernal air trapping
CBC findings in COPD
- increased hematocrit (sign of chronic hypoxia)
- microcytic
chemistry finding in COPD
increased serum bicarbonate
mechanism of right heart enlargement in COPD
hypoxia = capillary constriction in lungs = diffuse vasoconstriction = increased pressure in RV and RA
expected PFT results in COPD
- decreased FEV1
- decreased FVC (loss of elastic recoil of lung)
- decreased FEV1/FVC ratio
- increased TLC (d/t air trapping)
- increased residual volume (RV)
- decreased diffusion capacity lung carbon monoxide (DLCO) (destruction of lung interstitium
chronic treatment for COPD
- tiotropium/ipratropium
- albuterol
- pneumococcal vaccine
- influenza vaccine
- smoking cessation
- long-term home O2
when is home oxygen indicated in COPD?
- pO2 less than 55
- oxygen saturation less than 88%
what lowers mortality in COPD?
- smoking cessation
- home oxygen
- cirrhosis and COPD
- EARLY AGE (
a-1 antitrypsin deficiency
CXR findings in a-1 antitrypsin deficiency
- bullae
- barrel chest
- flat diaphragm
blood test findings in a-1 antitrypsin deficiency
- low albumin
- elevated PT (caused by cirrhosis)
- LOW a-1 antitrypsin level
treatment for a-1 antitrypsin deficiency
a-1 antitrypsin infusion
- anatomic defect of lungs (from infection in childhood)
- profound dilation of bronchi
- chronic resolving and recurring episodes of lung infection
- VERY HIGH volume of sputum
- hemoptysis
- fever
bronchiectasis
CXR finding in bronchiectasis
- dilated bronchi with “tram tracking”
MOST ACCURATE test for bronchiectasis
HRCT (high-resolution CT of chest)
treatment for bronchiectasis
- NO curative treatment
- chest PT
- rotating antibiotics
causes of interstitial lung disease (ILD)
- idiopathic
- occupational exposure
- environmental exposure
- medication
medications that can cause ILD
- trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
- nitrofurantoin
ILD cause = what disease?
asbestos
asbestosis
ILD cause = what disease?
glass workers, mining, sandblasting, brickyards
silicosis
ILD cause = what disease?
coal worker
coal worker’s pneumoconiosis
ILD cause = what disease?
cotton
byssinosis
ILD cause = what disease?
electronics, ceramics, fluorescent light bulbs
berylliosis
ILD cause = what disease?
mercury
pulmonary fibrosis
- SOB with dry, nonproductive cough
- chronic hypoxia
- 6 months or more of symptoms
ILD
PE findings in ILD
- dry rales
- loud P2 heart sound (sign of pulmonary HTN)
- clubbing
CXR finding in ILD
interstitial fibrosis
diagnostic tests for ILD
- CXR
- HRCT
- lung biopsy
- PFT
PFT findings in ILD
- decreased FEV1
- decreased FVC
- NORMAL FEV1/FVC ratio (equally decreased)
- decreased TLC
- decreased DLCO
treatment for ILD
- no specific treatment
if biopsy show inflammatory infiltrate in ILD, what is the treatment?
steroid trial
ONLY form of ILD that DEFINITELY responds to steroids
berylliosis
- bronchiolitis and alveolitis
- more acute than ILD, presents in days to weeks
- cough, rales, and SOB
- fever, malaise, and myalgias (ABSENT in ILD)
bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia (BOOP)
aka, cryptogenic organizing pneumonia (COP)
CXR finding in BOOP
B/L patchy infiltrates
chest CT findings in BOOP
interstitial disease and alveolitis
MOST ACCURATE test for BOOP
open lung biopsy
treatment for BOOP
steroids
no response to antibiotics
- black, female, less than 40 yoa
- cough, SOB, and fatigue over a few weeks to months
- rales
sarcoidosis
best INITIAL test for sarcoidosis
CXR (enlarged lymph nodes, and maybe ILD)
MOST ACCURATE test for sarcoidosis
lung or LN biopsy (NONcaseating granulomas)
what will BAL show in sarcoidosis?
increased # of helper cells
best treatment for sarcoidosis
steroids