Respiratory Flashcards
What is asthma
Chronic airway inflammation that causes episodic exacerbations of bronchoconstriction
What is asthma charecterised by
- Reversible airflow limitations
- Airway Hyper-responsiveness
- Brobchial inflammation
What are the 2 groups os asthma
- Eosinophillic
- Non eosinophillic
What are the 2 types of eosinophillic asthma
Atopic
- Fungal allergy
- Common aeroallergens
- Occupational
- Pets
Non - atopic
What are the 3 types on non-eosionophillic asthma
- Non smoking non eosinophillic
- Smoking assosciated
- Obesity related
What are triggers for asthma
- Infection
- Cold air
- Animals
- Excercise
- Cold/damp
Asthma presentation - Sx
- Dry cough
- Wheeze
- S.O.B
- Chest tightness
Asthma presentation - signs
- Bilateral polyphonic wheeze
- Prolonged expiratory time
- Hyperinflated chest
- Diurinal variability -worse at night
Asthma investigations
1st -
Spirometry -with reversibility
Peak air flow - 2x per day
CXR - hyperinflation in acute attack
Asthma conservative management
- Avoid smoking and allergens
- Loose weight
- Avoid triggers (NSAIDs)
- Yearly asthma review
- Yearly influenza vaccination
Asthma Medical management
1 - SABA (Salbutamol)
2 - SABA + ICS
(Budoneside)
3 - SABA + ICS + LABA
(Salmeterol)
Function of beta agonists
- Bind to B2 receptor on lungs
- Increase CAMP
- Relaxation
- Bronchodilation
Similar to adrenaline and noradrenaline
What is bronchiectasis
Permanent dilatation of bronchi and bronchioles due to destruction of elastic and muscualr comonenets of bronchial wall
What are the causes of bronchiectasis
Recurrent infections secondary to underlying conditions
Bronchial damage
- Pneumonia
- WHooping cough
Cystic fibrosis
Bronchiectasis presnetation - Sx
Cough
- Green purulent sputum
- Intermitent haemoptysis
Breathlesness
Wheeze
Fatigue
Bronchiectasis presentation - signs
- Clubbing
- Bilateral coarse crackles
- High pitch inspiratory wheeze
Bronchiectasis investigations - Gold standard
HRCT
- Airway dialtation
- Bronchial wall thickening
- Bronchial wall cysts
Bronchiectasis investigations
CXR
- Cystic shadows
- Thickened bronchial walls
Sputum culture
Spirometry
- Obstructive pattern
Bronchiectasis management
Mucolytics - Dornase aplha
Respiratory physio
Antibiotics
Pneumococcal and Flu vaccination
What is COPD
Non reversible long term deterioration in airflow through the lungs caused by damage to lung tissue
What is COPD charecterised by?
Airway obstruction
Airway limitation
COPD causes
- Smoking ( > 20 pack years)
- Chrnoic exposure to pollutants
- Alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency
What is chronic bronchitis
Cough with sputum for 3 months for 2 consecutive years
Pathophysiology of chronic bronchitis
- underlying inflammation
- Mucous hypersecretion
- Inflammatory oedema
- Scarring and thickening
- Airway narrows
What is emphyesema
Dilatation and destruction of lung tissue distal to terminal bronchioles
Pathophysiology of emphysema
- Elastin breakdown due to inflammation
- Loss of elastic recoil
- Air trapped in lungs
- exhalation through pursed lips
Histological presentation of emphysema
Enlarged air spaces distal to terminal bronchioles with alveolar destruction
When should you suspect COPD Dx
- Long term smoker
- Chrnoic SOB
- Cough
- Sputum
- Wheeze
- Recurrent infections - winter
Chrnoic bronchitis presentation
- productive cough >3m for 2 years
BLUE BLOATER
- Central cyanosis
- reduced excercise tolerance
- Abnormal auscultation
- Dyspnoea at rest
Emphysema presentation
PINK PUFFER
- CO2 retention
- Barrel chest
- Pursed lips
- Non productive cough
- Use of accessory muscles of inspiration
COPD management - conservative
- smoking cessation
- Pneumoccocal and influenza vaccine
COPD management - medical
- SABA
No asthmatic/ No steroid responsive features
- LABA + LAMA
Asthmatic / steroid responsive features
- LABA + LAMA + ICS
O2 targets for COPD patients
88-92%
COPD exacerbation
- Community
- Hospital
Community
- Strep pneumoniae
- Influenza
Hospital
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Small cell lung cancer
- association
Stong assosciation with smoking
what can a Small cell lung cancer lead to
Paraneoplastic syndromes due to release of neurosecretory granules
ACTH –> Cushings
ADH –> SIADH
Tumour Auto-Ab –> Lambert-eaton myasthenic syndrome (NMJ attacked)
Non small cell lung cancer subtypes
- Squamous cell
- Large cell
- Adenocarcinoma
Squamous cell carcinoma
- assosciation
- name 2 things produced by the tumour
- Strongly assosciated with smoking
- Keratin production
- PTH secretion –> Hypercalcaemia
Adenocarcinoma
- assosciation
- STRONG assosciation with Asbestos
- more common in non smokers
What is a Pancoast tumour
and what is the presentation
Tumour of lung apex
compression of B.V and nerves
- Thoracic duct –> Upper arm swelling
- Brachial plexus –> Weakness in hand muscles
- SNS –> Horners syndrome
What is horners syndrome
- anhyrosis
- partial ptosis
- miosis
Lung cancer presentation
- cough ( > 3wks –> CXR)
- SOB
- Haemoptysis
- Clubbing
- Chest pain
- WL / fever / night sweats
- Recurrent infections
- Pleural effusions
Sx of mets
- Bone pain
- Seizures
- Hepatic pain
- Abdo pain
- Headache
- Neurological defecit
1st line Lung cnacer investigations
CXR
- Hilar enlargement
- Peripheral opacity
- Pleural effusion
- Collapse
Sputum cytology
Contrast enhanced CT CAP - staging
2nd line Lung cancer investigations
PET-CT - increases metabolic activity
Bronchocscopy with biopsy
Presentation of RLN palsy in Pancoast tumour
- Hoarse voice
- Bovine cough
SVC obstruction in Pancoast tumpur presentation
- Facial swelling
- Difficulty breathing
- Distended neck veins
What is pemberton’s sign
- Raise hands above head
- Facial congestion and cyanosis
- Obstruction of SVC by pancoast tumour
Pleural effusion
- Transudative
- protein content
- causes
- LESS protein
Increased hydrostatic pressure or decreased oncotic pressure
Pleural protein <3g/dL
Causes:
- CCF
- Hypoalbuminaemia
- Hypothyroidism
- Meig’s syndrome
PLeural effusion
- Exudative
- protein content
- causes
- MORE protein
Increased leakiness of pleural capillaries due to infection or inflammation
Pleural protein >3g/dL
Causes:
- Lung cancer
- Pneumonia
- TB
- Rhematoid arthiritis
Pleural effusion Sx
- SOB
- Dyspnoea
- Pleurisy
- Dry non productive cough
Pleural effusion signs
- exmaination
- ausculation
- percussion
- tracheal deviation
- decreased chest expansion
- Diminished breath sounds
- Decreased tactile fremitus
- Dullness to percussion
Pleural effusion investigations
CXR
- Meniscus - large
- Blunting of costaphrenic angles - small
Thoracocentesis
- Lights criteria
- Red cell count
- LDH count
- Protein count
Where do you insert a chest drian
triangle os safety
- Lateral boarder of pec major
- Anterior boarder of Lat dorsi
- Lateral level of the nipple
When to suspect empeyema
Infected pleural effusion
- Pt with improving pneumonia but new/on going fever
Name 3 causes of CAP
- Strep pneumonia
- Hameophillius influnzae
- Mycoplasma pneumonia
Name 3 causes of HAP
- S.Aureus
- Psedomonas aeruginosa
- Klebsiella pneumonia
Fungal Pneumonia
- causes
- presentation
- Tx
Pneumocytisis jiroveci
- Immunocompromised Pts
Dry non productive cough
SOB on exertion
Night sweats
Co-trimoxazole
Pneumonia presentation
- SOB
- Productive cough
- Haemoptysis
- Fever
- Pleuritic chest pain
- Delerium
Sign of Strep penumonia infection - CAP
Rusty coloures sputum
Pneumonia signs
- examiantion
- percussion
- auscultation
Tachypnoea
Tachycardia
Hypoxia
Dull percussion note
Increased vocal fremitus
Bronchial breath sounds - consolidation
Focal coarse crackles
Pneumonia severity assessment
CURB - 65
Confusion
Urea - > 7
Resp rate - >30
BP -
- < 90 Systolic
- < 60 diastolic
Age - > 65