Resp Flashcards
Most common cause of ARDS
Sepsis
Samters triad
ASA/NSAID sensitivity
Nasal polyps
Asthma
Most common cause of PNA
Strep pneumonia
Lobar
Rusty sputum
Pleural effusion
Cause of PNA in COPD/smokers
H flu
Lobar or patchy
Post viral or IVDA PNA
Staph aureus including MRSA
Pleural effusion
Necrotizing - empyema, cavitation, abscess
PNA in alcoholics, COPD, DM
Klebsiella
Lobar esp RUL
CURRANT JELLY SPUTUM
bulging minor fissure
PNA in hospital, immunocompromised, cystic fibrosis
Pseudomonas and enterobacter
Patchy, multilobar, necrotizing, fulminant
Sickly sweet odor
PNA in poor dentition, alcoholics
Anaerobes
Patchy esp lower lobes
Foul smelling sputum
Lung abscess
Most common PNA with pleural effusion
Strep pneumo
Most common cause of lung cavitation/abscess
Anaerobes
Most common mediastinal mass
Bronchogenic CA
5 T’s for anterior mediastinal mass
Thymoma Thyroid (retrosternal) Teratoma T cell lymphoma Terrible "carcinoma"
Most common cause of hemoptysis
Acute bronchitis
Transudate
Total protein <200
CHF
CIRRHOSIS
NEPHROTIC
Increased hydrostatic pressure or
Decreased oncotic pressure
