Respiration 610-614 First aid 2015 Flashcards
An infant comes in with bulging anterior fontanelle, hypotension, decerebrate posturing, tonic-clonic seizures, irregular respirations. Could it be child abuse?
germinal matrix immature –> intraventircular hemorrhage
if child abuse: Subdural hemorrhage and retinal hemorrhge
what’s the GI path associated with formula fed babies?
necrotizing enterocolitis
Complications of NRDS: metabolic acidosis, PDA, necrotizing enterocolitis
Premature kids with NRDS is treated with O2. What can it result in?
retinopathy of prematurity
bronchopulmonary dysplasia
This patient has codominance inheritence disorder. He has jaundice, tender hepatomegaly, ascites, polycythemia, anorexia. He has problem breathing too. when he breathes, he tries to exhale through pursed lips. What does he have?
panacinar emphysema
Patient comes in with coughing with cupful of pus. He has CF. what is the cause of this cough?
Bronchiectasis
what happen to lung compliance in emphysema?
increased
what other condition increased compliance?
normal aging
decreased compliance by
pul fibrosis, pneumonia, pul edema
What is Ashermann syndrome?
secondary amenorrhea due to scarring of uterine cavity.
CO2 retention is seen in emphysema or chronic bronchitis or both?
just chronic bronchitis
chronic bronchitis –> mucus pug in terminal bronchioles –> huge V/Q mismatch (blue bloater)
emphysema equal loss of V/Q–> no retention (pink puffer)
DLCO (diffusing capacity for CO) is normal/dec/inc for
- chronic bronchitis
- emphysema
- CB: normal
2. emphysema: decreased
Obstructive vs restrictive. please tell me FEV1/FVC ratio?
O is 80%
what happen to tidal V in O and R diseases?
normal
VC in O and R?
decreased for both
FRC in O and R?
O increased
R decreased
