Respirology Flashcards
Most sensitive PFT for small airway dx?
FEF 25-75
= reflect flow through small airway (<2mm diameter)
= may defect before FEV1 change
= give more flattening on top part of flow loop
List two small airway obstruction dx?
Asthma
CF
How do you interpret PFT:
- FEV1/FVC
Normal/High
> if FVC < 80%= restrictive
IF <85% predicted
> But FVC high= obstructive
> If FVC < 80%= mixed pattern
Give two examples of restrictive resp dx?
- neuromuscular (Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy)
- Interstitial lung dx or interstitial pneumonia
- Scliosis / chest wall
What is key PFT measurement to monitor progression of CF lung dx?
FEV1
What is a bronchial challenge PFT test?
Goal: R/A non specific airway hyperactivity via
inhalation challenge
via methacholine or exercise
* very sensitive for asthma.
15 y.o. M with recurrent pneumonia x3. Next test:
- Immunoglobulin
- PFT
- lung scan
Immunoglobulin. (Not less likely congenital given age but location key too!)
Suspect IF: 2 pneumonia in 1 yr.
Screen: CBC + diff, serum immunoglobulin
Define recurrent pneumonia and include ddx.
Recurrent= 2 in single yr or min. 3 ever in life)
DDX: > Same location - Anatomic: pulmonary sequestration, lobar emphysema - Compression (outside or in) - FB - RML syndrome - Bronchiectasis
> Diff Location
- CF
- Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia
- Recurrent Aspiration (neuro, swallow issue, anatomic)
- Sickle cell
- Immunity: HIV, immunoglobulin deficiency, SCID, CVID etc.
When is a lung scan helpful?
Congenital malformation (CVS + pul) OR PE
Duchenne pt. FVC reduced. Which symptom likely?
Headache early in morning.
DUE to nocturnal hypoventilation.
List FEV1/FVC, RV, TLC, FEF 25-75 results in patient w/ asthma versus Deconditioning.
Asthma= Obstructive
- FEV1 = down
- FVC = Norm/down
- FEV1/FVC= down
- FEF 25-75= down
- RV= up
- TLC = up
- RV/TLC= up
Deconditioning
- FEV1= normal
- FVC= normal
- FEVI/FVC= N
- FEF 25-75 = N
- RV= N
- TLC= N
Restrictive=instit’l
- FEV1= down
- FVC= down
- FEV1/FVC= N/ up
- FEF 25-75= N
- RV = N or down
- TLC= down
- functional residual capacity down
T or F: Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy always affect M.
True.
X linked= BOY
List Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Classic Features.
- Progressive weakness (proximal first)
- IQ impairment
- Hypertrophy of Calves
Note: common toddler ppt= delayed walking or toe walking
Note: most have cardiomyopathy.
What BW test is really high in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy?
serum CK
If norm= NOT this dx
Dx: genetic study for dystrophin gene (DMD) or muscle biopsy
List Causes/RF for PPHN:
- Birth Asphyxia
- Parenchymal lung dx
> MAS
> RDS
> Pneumonia
> Early onset sepsis - Pul hypoplasia
> CDH, Cystic malformation - Idiopathic
List one med tx for PPHN:
iNO
what is the most common cause of chronic cough?
Asthma
List 10 causes of persistent cough
Nonspecific
> **post-viral
Upper airway
**> chronic sinusitis
> tracheo or bronchomalacia
> external compression of tracheobronchial tract (like vascular ring, node, cyst)
**FB Aspiration
Lower airway
- *> Asthma
- *> CF
- *> ciliary dyskinesia
- *> immunodeficiency
- *> chronic TB infection
- *> pertussis
- *> recurrent aspiration
**GERD
** Cardiac
** ACEI
**Habit cough/ psychogenic
T or F: kids with cough> 6 wk should be tested for CF regardless of race.
True.
= Sweat Cl
Girl w/ cough at night and exertion x 3 mo. PFT normal. Next test?
Methacholine challenge
Child w/ morning sore throat. Bad breath. Chronic cough w/ abdo pain. Cough worse w/ activity. Test for dx?
GERD
test answer = pH probe
**association w/ hypersensitive airway
Child w/ chronic cough. Not related to illness. Harsh. Gone at night. Barky but croup tx doesn’t work. Dx?
Habit cough
**disappear w/ sleep or distraction.
** abrupt, harsh, loud
= Reassure and tell to do full activity
T or F: it’s safe and effective to use OTC cough med in 1 y.o. child.
False
- CPS: OTC cough +cold NOT effective + can harm
- AAP: OTC cough + cold med should not be used in < 6 y.o.
- honey may have benefit but don’t know good dosing
How do you tell the diff btwn Chlamydia pneumonia in baby versus RSV infiltrates?
No fever + wheezing = NOT RSV.
“Staccato” cough, tachypnea in afebrile 1 month old. Dx?
Chlamydia pneumoniae.
CXR: hyper inflated + infiltrates
2 y.o. Bad croup after 1-2 days of viral URTI. No response to epi or dex x 2. Anxious, ++ WOB. What do you do?
Intubate
Likely bad croup or bacterial tracheitis.
List three common bugs of Bacterial Tracheitis:
- S. aureus
- Moraxella
- Streptococcus pyogenes (GAS)
- Streptococcus pneumoniae
Diff in age for croup vs. bacterial tracheitis:
Croup: mean 18 mo. (6 mo-3 y.o.)
Bacterial: mean 4 y.o.
1 mo- 16 y.o. range
Common cause of croup?
Virus
- most common: parainfluenza 1
T or F: croup or bacterial tracheitis cause drooling?
False.
Epiglottitis does!
3 mo. recurrent URTI. on/off stridor since birth. Well but intermittent insp stridor. Dx?
Laryngomalacia.
Most common congenital laryngeal anomaly and cause of stridor.
Increase up to 6 mo. Then better.
list ddx for anterior medial mass
5 T’s:
Thymus
> thymoma (rare)
> thymic hyperplasia
Teratoma
Terrible lymphoma
> hodgkin or not
T cell leukaemia
Thyroid Mass
Other: lymphangioma, hemangioma, histiocytosis, lipoma
list ddx for middle mediastinal mass
A + B
Adenopathy > Infection > Histoplasmosis > TB > Neoplasm > Mets >Sarcoidosis
Bronchogenic Cyst
Other: vascular mass
list ddx for posterior mediastinal mass
NEURO
Neurogenic tumour - neurofibroma - neurosarcoma - ganglioneuroma - neuroblastoma - pheochromocytoma etc.
T or F: > 50% of mediastinal mass malignant.
TRUE.
- hence always need investigating
New onset asthma in teen. R/O
Mediastinal mass
- specifically lymphoma
4 y.o. Child CXR shows incidental finding of asymptomatic circular anterior mediastinal mass. Likely:
- ganglioneuroma
- neuroblastoma
- lymphoma
- teratoma
- met from Wil’ms
Teratoma
Posterior= neuro CA Middle= A+B
Note: can be lymphoma but typically teen and can be in other areas versus teratoma only anterior but rare.
Neo w/ resp distress & cystic LUL w/ trach deviation. Likely:
a. CPAM
b. pul sequestration
c. pneumonia
CPAM
= congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation
= most common congenital malformation of lower resp tract
T or F: bronchial hyper responsiveness can be present even with normal PFT in asthma.
True.
- why we have methacholine challenge.
list side effects of ventolin.
- tachycardia
- shaky or tremor
- irritable
- low K (nausea, weakness, low DTR, arrhythmia)
- h/a
Q30 ventolin. Aminophylline added this morning. Nausea and weak complaints. What BW to check:
Na/BG/K/Mg?
K
Low K = nausea (Less peristalsis), neuromuscular excited causing hyporeflexia and paralysis
Pneumo pre-medical air transport. What do you do?
Chest tube!
- air expand when pressure decrease in cabin
Otherwise if < 5% and N child = watch +/- 100% O2 to hasten resolution
If recurrent, secondary, tension, >5%= CT
What is true regarding asthma meds:
a. ventolin act on small airway
b. IV ventolin work better than inhaled
c. steroid increase responsiveness of ventolin
d. cromolyn useful in acute tx
Steroids increase responsiveness to beta 2 agonist.
Ventolin: target large + small airways
- no proven EBM of systemic over inhaled
- note inhaled not appropriate if only small gas volume shifted
Steroid: anti-inflammatory, beter responsiveness to ventolin, improve lung function and lower relapse
Cromolyn NOT acute phase.
What dose of flovent do you worry about adrenal suppression?
Fluticasone 250 mcg BID.
AE of long-standing inhaled corticosteroid.
Height velocity.
If on low dose flovent but need more control. What do you do?
< 5
= increase to medium dose
+/- LTRA (min. 2 y.o.)
6-11
= increase to medium dose (200-400 daily)
Next: +/- LABA +/- LTRA
> 12 yo.:
- KEEP low dose + LABA (Advair, Zenhale, Symbicort)
NEXT change: medium dose + LABA OR LTRA
Review of when to use MDI and spacer versus dry powder (diskus).
MDI + spacer + mask= 5 MDI + spacer= 5 Dry powder (turbuhaler, discus)= 6
Technique for MDI w/ spacer:
Shake.
MDI into spacer
Seal lips around mouthpiece
Inhale and exhale x 6 normal breaths
Wait 30 sec btwn each and shake canister w/ each puff
Describe the one big breath technique for puffers.
1 deep breath Should not hear whistle Typically 4-6 second until lung filled Hold x 10 seconds Exhale
Teen w/ MDI without aerochamber. Technique:
- put in mouth
- hold breath 3 sec w/ inhalation
- hold breath for duration of inhalation
- hold nose during inhalation
*assuming without spacer in Q; which we never do.
Hold breath for duration of inhalation
MDI w/ Teen. Proper technique:
- close mouth
- hold breath x 3 sec
- hold MDI 2 finger width from mouth
- give puffer in middle of inspiration
*assuming without spacer in Q; which we never do.
Close mouth technique
Indication of poor controlled asthma:
- 2 vent/wk pre-exercise
- 2 vent/wk for symptomatic wheeze
- 2 vent/wk @ night
- 2 vent/mon. w/ cold
2 ventolin per week at night time.
Control: daytime max 2d/week
Mild:
- day: 3-6d/wk
- 1-2 night/mon
- minor limit on f’n
Moderate:
- daily symp
- 3-4 night/mo
- FEV1 60-80
Severe:
- daily daytime
- > 1 night vent/wk
- FEVI < 60
- limited f’n
Best indicator for mortality in asthma:
Previous Intubation
T or F: You have to coordinate breath if you use MDI w/ spacer.F
False.
Just reg breath x 6.
What test is key in asthma pt w/ WOB and can speak sentences.
- PFT
- O2 sat
- CXR
- cap gas
O2 sat
List 3 things on ddx for asthma:
FB
CF
GERD
Other:
Aspiration
Chronic sinusitis
Vocal cord dsyfunction
Described controlled asthma:
Day symptoms:
< 4 d per week
Night time:
< 1-2 / month
No activity limitation
FEV1/FVC > 90% of personal best (old: > 80%)
Oral steroid 0-1/year
List two common side effects of ICS:
- Thrush
- Dysphonia
- Growth suppression (~1cm)