Respi Flashcards
What color is air on an xray?
Black “radiolucent”
What is the difference between a carotid body and a carotid sinus?
Carotid body: chemoreceptor
Carotid sinus: baroreceptor
What color is fluid/ solid on xray?
White “radiopaque”
What disease has a steeple sign on neck film?
Croup
What disease has a thumb sign on neck film?
Epiglottitis
What is a blue bloater?
Bronchitis
What is pink puffer?
Emphysema
What disease have pulmonary eosinophilia?
Aspergillosis, Strongyloides
What drugs cause pulmonary eosinophilia?
Nitrofurantoin, Sulfonamides
What are the risk factors for lung cancer?
Smoking, Radon, 2nd hand smoke, Pneumoconiosis (except anthracosis)
What disease have hemoptysis?
Bronchiectasis, bronchitis, pneumonia, TB, lung cancer
Where is a Bokdalek hernia?
Back of diaphragm
Where is a Morgagni hernia?
Middle of diaphragm
What disease have respiratory alkalosis?
Restrictive Lung Dz (anxiety, pregnancy, Gram -, sepsis, PE)
What disease have respiratory acidosis?
Obstructive Lung Dz
What disease have metabolic alkalosis?
Low Volume State (vomiting, diuretics, GI blood loss)
What disease have metabolic acidosis?
Acid production (MUDPILES, RTA II, diarrhea)
What does stridor tell you?
Extrathoracic narrowing => narrows when breathe in => neck xray
What does wheezing tell you?
Intrathoracic narrowing => narrows when breath out => chest xray
What does rhonchi tell you?
Mucus in the airway => obstructive lung disease
What does grunting tell you?
Blows collapsed alveoli open => restrictive lung disease
What does dull percussion tell you?
Something b/w airspace and chest wall absorbing sound (fluid or solid)
