Respiratory Flashcards
What are some characteristics of small cell lung cancer?
Tumors grow rapid and fast. Mets, worst prognosis and most common type of neuroendocrine lung tumor.
What is most coorelates with small cell lung cancer?
Smoking
What has a nonproductive cough, hemoptysis and is usually localized?
Non-small cell lung cancer
What is the process that leads to ARDS?
- Dyspnea and hypoxemia with poor response to O2
- Hyperventilating and resp alkalosis
- Decreased tissue perfusion, metabolic acidosis, organ dysfunction
- Increased work of breathing, decreased tidal volume, hypo ventilation
- Hypercapnia, resp acidosis, worsening hypoxemia
- Decreased CO, hypotension, and death
What is happening in acute resp lung disease?
Acute injury to alveolarcapillry membrane producing massive inflammation, increased cap permeability, severe pulmonary edema.
This is a result of the bronchioles filling with fluid, shunting mismatch and hypoxemia.
What are the 2 tests most typically used for diagnosis of PE?
Chest CT and d dimer
Does widespread vasoconstriction or dialation happen with a PE?
Vasoconstriction, it impends blood flow
What does a PE cause?
V/Q mismatch, with increased dead space and decreased surfactant.
What is a PE?
Alveolar dead space causing hypoxemia due to absent blood flow to a lung segment.
It is the end result of a DVT or other clot
What are the manifesto and findings on a physical exam with pneumonia?
Cough, dyspnea, fever, chills, malaise, pleuritic chest pain
Pulmonary consolidation, inspiration crackles, increase tactile fermitus, egophany, whispered pectoriloquy.
What constitutes the first line of defense in the pulmonary system?
Nasopharynx and oropharynx
What is the most common cause of lower respiratory infection?
Aspiration of oral pharyngeal secretions
What are the 2 most common bacteria in pneumonia?
Haemophilus B and
Streptococcus P
What causes pneumoconiosis?
Dust or silica
Asbestos
Coal
What is the treatment for pneumoconiosis?
Palliative care: not reversible
What are examples of extrinsic lung issues caused by restrictive lung disease?
Neuromuscular-myasthenia gravis
Severe kyphosis and obesity
What are examples of intrinsic lung issues caused by restrictive Lund disease?
Asbestosis, pneumonitis, ARDS, sarcoidosis, and pulmonary fibrosis
What is the characteristics of restrictive airway disease?
Can’t get air in
Problem is impaired diffusion throughout the alveolarcapillary membrane.
What test indicates asthma?
Pre and post albuterol treatment with a 25% improvement after albuterol.
Can you have obstruction even if you have a normal FEV1?
Yes. It only depends on the ratio