Restrictive lung disease Flashcards
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Which of the following is the most appropriate treatment for acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema:
A. Albuterol breathing treatment
B. PEEP
C. Administration of colloids to increase oncotic pressure
D. Surgical Intervention
B. PEEP
What is restrictive lung disease?
Any condition that interferes with normal lung expansion during inspiration
- it will affect both lung expansion and lung compliance (delta V/delta P)
- it is an inability to increase lung volume in proportion to an increase in alveolar pressure
The principle feature of restrictive lung disease is
a reduction in total lung capacity (TLC)
RLD causes a decrease in ____ and normal ______
all lung volumes and capacities; and normal FEV1/FVC ratio
Restrictive lung disease can create higher
pressures to get the same volume
Restrictive lung disease results in
reduced diffusing capacity of carbon monoxide (DLCO)
The limit in lung expansion and chest excursion results in
a limited area for gas diffusion
increase in hypoxemia leads to changes in pulmonary vasculature
stimulation of peripheral chemoreceptors (pulmonary and carotid)
RLD is classified based upon
TLC
Mild RLD is defined as
65-80% of predicted TLC
Moderate RLD is defined as
50-65% of predicted TLC
Severe RLD is defined as
less than 50% of TLC
In RLD if lungs don’t expand it results in
atelectasis leading to hypoxemia leading to changes in pulmonary vasculature leading to pHTN leading to HF if left unchecked
RLD can be classified as:
acute intrinsic
Chronic intrinsic
Chronic extrinsic
and other
Within the RLD classification system, acute intrinsic is due to
abnormal movement of intravascular fluid
Within the RLD classification system, chronic intrinsic is due to
pulmonary fibrosis
Within the RLD classification system, chronic extrinsic is due to
traumatic vs. non-traumatic
Within the RLD classification system, the other factors include
obesity or pregnancy
Acute intrinsic RLD is due to
pulmonary edema and can be from cardiogenic pulmonary edema or non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema
Cardiogenic pulmonary edema can show up as
a “butterfly” pattern in the chest x-ray; tends to be bilateral and uniform
hydrostatic
Non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema is a result of
a hydrostatic & permeability issue
Starling’s law is responsible for explaining the
flow of fluid and filtrates in and out of capillaries
On the arterial end of the capillary,
net filtration pressure is POSITIVE; water, oxygen and nutrients are pushed out
On the venous end of the capillary,
net filtration pressure is NEGATIVE; veins pick up excess water, carbon dioxide and wastes from interstitial fluid
excess enters lymph
In a healthy individual, the net flow of fluid is typically
out