Respiratory Flashcards
Vital capacity
Maximum volume of air that can be expired after maximal inspiration
Pneumothorax algorithm
Even
Indications for corticosteroids treatment for sarcoidosis
Parenchymal lung disease
Uveitis
Hypercalceamia
Neurological or cardiac involvement
HAPE treatment
Nipedefine
Acetozolamide
Phosphordiestarase 4 inhibitors
ABPA
Non responsive asthma
Blood test - eosinophilia
CXR - proximal bronchiactasis
Treatment - oral/ weaning course of prednisolone
Cavitating lung elisions
Staph aureus,klebsiella,pseudomonas,squamous cell cancer,tb,wegeners,or,ra,aspergillosis,histoplasmosis,coccidiomycosis
EGPA Cannot give drug
Monte lucas
Severe obesity in transfer factor
FEV1 reduces
FVC Reduces
FEV1/FVC normal
KCO normal
COPD Staging
Mild stage 1 ~ 80
Stage 2 ~50-80
Stage 3~ 30-50
Stage 4 ~ 30
Asothioprin
1. low TPMT
2. intract
3. pregnancy
- Low TPMT(inhibit purin synthesis) - pansytophenia
- Alo
- safe