Pulmonology Flashcards
describe low V:Q ratio
low ventilation with increased/normal perfusion
describe high V:Q ratio
are with decreased perfusion compared to ventilation
central chemoreceptors in the ___?
medulla
peripheral chemoreceptors in the ___ and ___
carotid and aortic bodies
volume of air in/out of lungs during normal breathing
TV
volume of air in lungs after maximal exhalation
residual volume
volume of air that can be forced out at the end of expiration
expiratory reserve volume
volume of air that can be further inhaled at the end of inhalation
inspiratory reserve volume
max volume of air that can be exhaled after max inspiration
Vital capacity (IRV + TV + ERV)
volume of air in lungs after max inspiration
total lung capacity (VC + RV)
volume of air that can be exhaled at the and of 1 sec forced expiration
FEV1
volume of air that can be expelled from max inflated lung with pt breathing as hard and fast as possible
FVC
MC causes of bronchiactasis
CF (pseudomonas)
H. influenza
MC cause of massive hemoptysis
bronchiactasis
lab study findings in pt with sarcoidosis
increased ACE
Hypercalcemia
tx of sarcoidosis
steroids
methotrexate (if steroid resistant)
hydroxychloroquin (chronic disfiguring features)
egg shell calcification at hilum
nodular opacities in upper lobes
silicosis
small upper lobe nodules
hyperinflation
caplan syndrome (pneumoconiosis + RA)
coal workers lung (black lung)
works in electronics, aerospace, ceramics or tool/dye manufacturing
berylliosis
cotton exposure
byssinosis
bronchogenic carcinoma
malignant mesothelioma os pleura
asbestosis
PNA, fever, HA in a person who has been working with birds
Psittacosis (chlamydophila psittaci)
tumor originating from the pleura
mesothelioma
acute inflammation of the costochondral, costosternal oor sternoclavicular joints that is worse with breathing, coughing and upper limb movements
costochondritis & Tietze syndrome