Week 105 Pleurisy Flashcards
WHAT IS A LOBECTOMY?
REMOVAL OF A LUNG LOBE.
WHAT IS A BRONCHIOGRAM?
AN INVESTIGATION USED TO ASSESS THE STRUCTURE OF THE LUNGS.
A PATIENT HAS A LONG HISTORY OF BEING “UNABLE TO SHAKE COLDS”, AND OFTEN PRODUCES GREEN/YELLOW SPUTUM. LASTED DAYS WHEN YONGER, BUT NOW LASTS WEEKS. BEING AROUND SMOKERS DOESN’T HELP. DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS?
BRONCHIECTASIS
WHAT IS BRONCHIECTASIS?
LOCALISED, IRREVERSIBLE DILATION OF PART OF THE BRONCHIAL TREE, CAUSED BY DAMAGE TO THE MUSCLE AND ELASTIC TISSUE.
HOW DO YOU CALCULATE FLOW RATES?
(VOLUME (MLS) X DROP FACTOR (GGTS/ML))/TIME (MINUTES) = FLOW RATE
IN OBSTRUCTIVE DISEASE, FEV AND FVC BOTH ____.
DECREASE.
IN OBSTRUCTIVE DISEASE, FEV _____ MORE MARKEDLY THAN IN ____ DISEASE.
FEV DECREASES MORE MARKEDLY THAN IN RESTRICTIVE DISEASE.
AIRWAY RESISTANCE IS HIGHEST IN _____.
SEGMENTAL BRONCHI.
WHAT IS THE MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE IN PULMONARY CIRCULATION (MMHG)?
15
WHAT IS THE MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE IN SYSTEMIC CIRCULATION (MMHG)?
100
NAME FOUR INTRINSIC CONTROLS OF ARTERIAL BLOOD FLOW
MYOGENIC
METABOLIC
AUTACOIDS
ENDOTHELIAL
NAME TWO EXTRINSIC CONTROLS OF BLOOD FLOW
NERVES
HORMONES
IS THERE A REASON I HAVE ONLY DONE A FEW QUESTIONS FOR THIS WEEK?
YES. IT’S BULLSHIT AND I HAVE COVERED MOST OF THE PHYSIOLOGY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY IN COPD WEEK.
What is a lung cancer called?
mesothelioma
Which has the higher protein content - exudate or transudate?
Exudate