Respi, Nelson + Misc Flashcards
- acute onset * bilateral pulmonary edema * no left arterial pressure elevation * pao2 to fio2 ratio of 201 to 300
Acute lung injury
ARDS has pao2 to fio2 ratio of ___
Less than or equal to 200
the most common cause of pneumothorax is ___
overinflation
what happens when there is an accumulation of air within the pleural space that is sufficient to elevated intra pleural pressure above the atmospheric lever
tension pneumothorax
patient with noted sudden onset dyspnea and cyanosis with hyper resonance and diminished breath sound on the affected side. the heart is displaced toward the unaffected side and the diaphragm is displaced downward. what is the diagnosis
pneumothorax
__ is signified by hyperlucency around the heart border and between the sternum
pneumomediastinum
Increase risk of asthma later in life
RSV infection
Reversible airway disease involving both small and large airways
Bronchial asthma
3 components of asthma attack
Bronchospasm, mucus production, airway edema
PFT is not routinely done in children ___ years old
Less than 5
This is the outcome of chronic inflammation in asthma
Airway remodelling
Most common chronic disease of childhood in industrialized cointries
Asthma
Prevalence of asthma among sexes
Pre-puberty - boys:girls = 3:1
Adolescence - boys=girls
Adult-onset - F>M
NSAID that can specifically aggravate asthma
Aspirin
Phase of respiration prolonged in an acute asthma exacerbation
Expiratory phase
This causes absence of classic wheezing in acute episodes of asthma
Poor air movement from airway obstruction
A PE finding in asthma whereby there is a decrease in BP of > 15 mmHg with inspiration
Pulsus paradoxus