Random Pulmonary Flashcards
naloxone
- given to treat morphine overdose
atelectasis
- collapse of lung volume
- pulls lung and trachea towards it
pleural effusion
- filling of pleural space with liquid
- pushes trachea in opposite direction
pleurodesis
- a medical procedure in which the pleural space is artificially obliterated.[1] It involves the adhesion of the two pleurae.
thoracentesis
- a procedure to remove fluid from the space between the lungs and the chest wall called the pleural space. It is done with a needle (and sometimes a plastic catheter) inserted through the chest wall.
OSA (obstructive sleep apnea)
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OHS ( obesity hypoventilation syndrome)
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cheyne stokes syndrome
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MUDPILES (Anoin gap)
Methanol Uremia DKA (and other ketoacids, namely EtOH and starvation) Propylene Glycol INH Lactate Ethylene Glycol Salicylates
vocal cord layers
- Epithelium
- Superficial Lamina Propria
- Intermediate Lamina Propria
- Deep Lamina propria
- Vocalis muscle (medial thyroarytenoid)
COPD
COPD is defined by fixed airflow limitation
FEV1/FVC
Blue Bloater
Hypoventilator
Hypoxic
Hypercapnic
Cor pulmonale
Historically
chronic bronchitis
Pink Puffer
Hyperventilator
Less hypoxia /
hypercapnia
Historically
emphysema
Rhonchi
are rattling, continuous and low-pitched breath sounds that are often hear to be like snoring. also called low-pitched wheezes. They are often caused by secretions in larger airways or obstructions.
Acute COPD Exasperation
Increased cough
Sputum volume and purulence
Increased wheezing
Worsening obstruction on PFTs
Unchanged CXR
Precipitated by infection, pollution, PE, unknown factors
Increased work of breathing due to hyperinflation, increased airway resistance
Treated with bronchodilators, steroids, antibiotics
Management of Bronchiectasis
Airway clearance – to promote clearance of secretions
Antibiotics – may be intermittent, chronic, or rotating courses.
Treat reactive airways disease
Bronchodilators, corticosteroids
Bronchiolitis
In kids
Related usually to infection (i.e. RSV)
In adults Related to infection (esp. mycoplasma) less common than in kids Non-infectious causes Toxins, collagen vascular disease (e.g. RA), smoking Lung transplant chronic rejection Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
Cromolyn/nedocromil
• administered by the inhaled route
• • mechanism of action: inhibition of mast cell mediator release
• beneficial effect
preventative therapy for exercise-induced asthma can prevent allergen-induced pulmonary response
Theophylline
• administered by the oral or intravenous route
• mechanism of action: inhibition of phosphodiesterase
• beneficial effect: bronchodilator effect and some anti-inflammatory activity
• adverse effect:
caffeine-like effects such as irritability, gastrointestinal distress.
very narrow therapeutic range and requires blood level monitoring to individualize dose. Significant adverse effects can include seizures and irreversible neurologic damage
Systemic Circulation
High resistance
High Elastance/Low Compliance
High pressure
(CO=5L/min)
Pulmonary Circulation
Low resistance
Low Elastance/High Compliance
Low pressure (CO=5L/min)
Pulmonary edema types
Cardiogenic
- Increased vascular hydrostatic pressure forces liquid out into lung tissue
- Kerley B lines
- use diuretics
- Left PCWP pressure increased
non-cardiogenic
- inflammation
- leaky vascular walls
- can be due to ARDS/pneumonia
- diuretics don’t help
- Left PCWP pressure increased not increased
- Can be due to accident where legs are crushed and inflammation occurs at lung blood vessels and they become more permeable
Pulmonary hypertension
- Mean pulmonary arterial pressure > 25 mmHG (normal is 15-18)
Pre-capillary
- (Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension; PAH)
- PCWP ≤ 15mmHg
- acute PE
- Pneumonia (hypoxic vasoconstriction)
- hypoxia
- thromboembolism
Post-capillary
- (Pulmonary Venous Hypertension; PVH)
- PCWP > 15mmHg
Increased PA Pressure Can be Due to:
- Increased pulmonary vascular resistance
- Increased left atrial pressure
- Increased cardiac output– rarely by itself
Pulmonary embolism
Results in RV strain (“submassive”) / failure (“massive”)
- Increased myocardial O2 demand
- Decreased myocardial O2 delivery
- Cycle leading to death
- can result from DVT also
Chest xray - Hampton’s Hump (Infarcted Lung) - Westermark’s Sign (Hypoperfusion)
- elevated D-dimer
Pulmonary embolism treatment
Stable (submassive) Parenteral Anticoagulation Heparin: Unfractionated or low molecular weight Catheter directed thrombolysis (tPA) Oral Anticoagulation - warfarin
Unstable (hypotensive, RV failure = massive) Heparin Consider thrombolysis (tPA) Consider IVC Filter Consider surgical thrombectomy
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension: WHO Groups
- Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
- PH Due to Left Heart Disease
- PH Due to Lung Diseases and/or Hypoxia
- Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- PH With Unclear/Multifactorial Mechanisms
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (precapillary)
Mean PAP ≥25 mm Hg plusPCWP/LVEDP ≤15 mm Hg plusPVR > 3 Wood Units