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Respiratory Failure Flashcards

1
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What is a respiratory infection?

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Syndrome of inadequate gas exchange due to dysfunction of one or more components of the respiratory system

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Where does a respiratory infection affect?

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Nervous system
CNS/Brainstem
Peripheral nervous system
Neuro-muscular junction

Respiratory muscle
Diaphragm & thoracic muscles
Extra-thoracic muscles

Pulmonary
Airway disease
Alveolar-capillary
Circulation

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In men and women, what is the biggest risk factor for chronic respiratory disease?

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Males: Smoking biggest risk factor
Women: Household air pollution from solid fuels

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How does ventilation across the lung work?

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PPL is more negative (-8 cmH2O)
Greater transmural pressure gradient (0 vs. -8)
Alveoli larger and less compliant
Less ventilation

PPL is less negative (-2 cmH2O)
Smaller transmural pressure gradient (0 vs. -2)
Alveoli smaller and more compliant
More ventilation

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How does perfusion across the lung work?

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Lower intravascular pressure (gravity effect)Less recruitment
Greater resistance
Lower flow rate

Higher intravascular pressure
(gravity effect)
More recruitment
Less resistance
Higher flow rate

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Describe oxygen transport when loading in the lungs?***

Describe the pulmonary transit time?

Ventilation perfusion matchin?

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Describe the structural properties of lung tissue*

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COMPLIANCE
The tendency to distort under pressure
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ELASTANCE
The tendency to recoil to its original volume
𝑬𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆= βˆ†π‘·/βˆ†π‘½

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What is an acute respiratory disorder

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Pulmonary: Infection, aspiration, Primary graft dysfunction (Lung Tx)
Extra-pulmonary: Trauma, pancreatitis, sepsis,
Neuro-muscular: Myasthenia/GBS

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What is a chronic respiratory disorder

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Pulmonary/Airways: COPD, Lung fibrosis, CF, lobectomy
Musculoskeletal: Muscular dystrophy

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What is an acute on chronic respiratory disorder

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Infective exacerbation
COPD, CF
Myasthenic crises
Post operative

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Lung volumes and capacities?*

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12
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How to work out minute ventilation?

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Gas entering and leaving the lungs

Tidal volume x Breathing frequency

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How to work out alveolar ventilation?

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(Tidal volume - Dead space) x Breathing Frequency

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What is the physiologic classification in terms of type I?

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Type I or Hypoxemic (PaO2 <60 at sea level):
Failure of oxygen exchange
-Increased shunt fraction (Q S /QT )
-Due to alveolar flooding
-Hypoxemia refractory to supplemental oxygen

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What is the physiologic classification in terms of type II?

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Type II or Hypercapnic (PaCO2 >45): Failure to
exchange or remove carbon dioxide
-Decreased alveolar minute ventilation (V A )
-Dead space ventilation

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What is the physiologic classification in terms of type III?

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Type III Respiratory Failure: Perioperative respiratory
Failure
-Increased atelectasis due to low functional residual capacity
(FRC) with abnormal abdominal wall mechanics
-Hypoxaemia or hypercapnoea
-Prevention: anesthetic or operative technique, posture,
incentive spirometry, analgesia, attempts to lower intra- abdominal pressure

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What is the physiologic classification in terms of type IV?

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-Type IV describes patients who are intubated and ventilated
During shock (Septic/cardiogenic/neurologic)
-Optimise ventilation improve gas exchange and to unload the
respiratory muscles, lowering their oxygen consumption
Ventilatory effects on right and left heart
Reduced afterload (good for LV) Increased pre-load (bad for RV)

18
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What are the chronic risk factors?

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COPD
Pollution
Recurrent pneumonia
Cystic fibrosis
Pulmonary fibrosis
Neuro-muscular diseases

19
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What are the acute risk factors?

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Infection
Viral
Bacterial
Aspiration
Trauma
Pancreatitis
Transfusion

20
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In acute respiratory failure, what can the origin of shortness of breath be?

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Lower respiratory tract infection
Viral
Bacterial
Aspiration
Trauma
Transfusion
Pulmonary vascular disease
Pulmonary embolus
Hemoptysis
Extrapulmonary pancreatitis, new medications

21
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What are the pulmonary causes of ARDS?

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Aspiration
Trauma
Burns: Inhalation
Surgery
Drug Toxicity
Infection

22
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What are the extra pulmonary causes of ARDS?

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Trauma
Pancreatitis
Burns
Transfusion
Surgery
BM transplant
Drug Toxicity
Infection

23
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What id driving the response in acute lung injury?

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The lung
Leucocytes
Inflammation
Infection
Immune response

24
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What is the in vivo evidence for respiratory failure?

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TNF signalling implicated in vivo and in vitro
Reduced injury in TNFR-1 animal KO

Leucocyte activation and migration
Macrophage activation: alveolar
Neutrophil lung migration

DAMP release: HMGB-1 and RAGE

Cytokine release IL-6,8,IL-1B, IFN-y

Cell death
Necrosis in lung biopsies
Apoptotic mediators: FAS, FAS-l, BCl-2

25
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What therapies tried pharmacological interventions?

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Steroids
Salbutamol
Surfactant
N-Acetylcysteine
Neutrophil esterase inhibtitor
GM-CSF
Statins

26
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What pharmacological interventions being trialled?

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Mesenchymal stem cells
Ex-vivo benefit
Keratinocyte growth factor
Repair factor
Microvesicles
High dose Vitamin C, thiamine, steroids…
ECCO2R

27
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What inflammatory endotypes are there in pro-inflammatory ARDS?

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Hyper and Hypo

28
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What are 3 therapeutic interventions for respiratory disorders?

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Treat underlying disease
Respiratory support
Multiple organ support

29
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Describe how an underlying disease can be treated

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Inhaled therapies
Bronchodilators
Pulmonary vasodilators
Steroids
Antibiotics
Anti-virals

Drugs
Pyridostigmine
Plasma exchange
IViG
Rituximab

30
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Describe how respiratory support can be given

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Physiotherapy
Oxygen
Nebulisers
High flow oxygen
Non invasive ventilation
Mechanical ventilation
Extra-corporeal support

31
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Describe how multiple organ support can be given

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Cardiovascular support
Fluids
Vasopressors
Inotropes
Pulmonary vasodilators
Renal support
Haemofiltration
Haemodialysis
Immune therapies
Plasma exchange
Convalescent plasma

32
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What is the sequelae of ARDS

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Poor gas exchange
Inadequate oxygenation
Poor perfusion
Hypercapnoea

Infection
Sepsis

Inflammation
Inflammatory response

Systemic effects

33
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What are specific interventions for ARDS?

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Respiratory support
Intubation and ventilation
ARDS necessitates mechanical intervention
Types of ventilation
Volume controlled
Pressure controlled
Assisted breathing modes
Advanced ventilatory modes
Procedures to support ventilation

34
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Explain the parts of the pressure-volume loop?***

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35
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What are the pitfalls of ventilation?

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Minute ventilation
PaCO2 control

Alveolar recruitment
Positive end exspiratory pressure (PEEP)

V/Q mismatch
Ventilation without gas exchange vice-versa

36
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What is the murray score?

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Guides the escalation for therapy

0=normal
1-2.5 = Mild
2.5 = Severe
3 = ECMO

37
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What is the national ARDS approach?

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5 national centres
Telephone or online referral
Murray score > 3
pH < 7.2
Consultant case review
Transfer of imaging
Advice
Retrieval
Transfer
Ongoing management

38
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What is the inclusion criteria in terms of treatment?

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  • severe respiratory failure
    non-cardiac cause (i.e. Murray Lung Injury score 3.0 or above)
  • Positive pressure ventilation is not appropriate (e.g. significant tracheal injury).
39
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What is the exclusion criteria in terms of treatment?

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  • Contraindication to continuation of active treatment;
  • Significant co-morbidity οƒ  dependency to ECMO support
  • Significant life limiting co-morbidity
40
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What is an ECMO?

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First major trial EOLIA
Stopped early for futility
Statistically no significant difference….

RBH survival 79%
Best study mortality 24 to 31%

? Case selection important

41
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What are the issues for an ECMO?

What are technicalities?

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Time to access
Referral system- Geographical inequity
Consideration of referral

Obtaining access:
Internal jugular
Subclavian
Femoral
Circuit
Haemodynamics
Clotting/Bleeding

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