Resp 2 Flashcards
define COPD
chronic inflammatory airway disease characterised by FIXED AIRWAY OBSTRCTION
Classical COPD hx
SOB, wheeze
decreased exercise tolerance
chronic cough wiht clear phlegm
smoking +++
classing COPD findings on O/E
inspection: barrel chest, tar stained fingers, cyanosis, pursed lips
ascultation: wheeze, ronchi
summary of COPD mx
- conservative: smoking cessation (with nicotine replpacement), pulmonary rehab, vaccines (annual flu vaccine, one-off pneumococcal
- medical: bronchodilator therapy, mucolytuic, rescue pack, prophylactic abs, LTOT
- surgical
what mucolytic do you give in COPD
carbocysteine
whyddo you give a rescue pak in COPD
in case they become unwell, so they can start tx at home
what does a COPD rescue pack contain
antibiotics + steroid
what surgical mx of COPD
bullectomy
lung reduction surgery
lung transplant (if they stopped smoking, FEV1 <20% predicted, cor pulmonale, pulmonary HTTN)
what criteria do you use for COPD prognosis
BODE critera
Body mass high (obese)
Obstruction (low FEV1)
Dyspnoea a
Exercise capacity low (test on 6min walk)
what does FEV1/FVC need to be to dx COPD
<0.7
FEV1 % criteria for COPD category
FEV1 >80 = mild
FEV1 50-79% = moderate
FEV1 30-49% = severe
<30% = very severe
sx of asthma
dry cough
wheeze (worse at night / morning9
triggers
findings of asthma on inspection
findings of atopy e.g. eczema, nnasal polyp
ascultation of asthma
audible polyphonic wheeze (due to different diameters)
clear chest if well
asthma ix
spirometry with bronchodilator reversiibility
peak flow
FeNO (marker of airway inflammation, >40)
allergy testing (total IgE, specific IgE RAST, skin prick, eosinophil count)
holistic asthma management
conservative:
- teach / check inhaler technique
– avoid triggers (teach to identify and avoid
- monitor peak flow
- educate
- give personalised asthma action plan
- flu vaccines
medical:
- bronchodilator therapy
if very allergic > antihistamine
what is atelectasis
A POST OP COMPLICATION
BASAL alveolar collapse, causing respiratory difficulty (as the airway becomes obstructed by bronchial secretions)
how do you manage atelectasis
chest physio + deep breathing
what is ABPA
T1 hypesensisivity to aspergillys
O/E ABPA
wheeze
coarse creps
Ix ABPA
raised eosinophils, total IgE, aspergillus +ve
CXR, HR-CT (bronchiectasis)
how do you manage ABPA
chest physio
oral glucocorticoids
consdier itraconazole
what channel type does CFTR mutation in CF affect? explain what this causes
Chlorride channel - which usually excretes chloride into secretions, pulling water with it > loosening the secretions
when chloride channel is mutated > no chloride movement > limited water movement > secretions are all thick
which and when do pneumonia pts need a follow up CXR
6-12 weeks later
to ensure resolution and exclude underlying pathology
what paraneoplastic hormone productions does SCLC cause
SIADH
ACTH
LEMS
what paraneoplastic hormone production does SCC cause
PTH
ectopic TSH