Resp Review Flashcards

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Lung development

  • weeks
  • respiration capable when
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Starting at week 4 –> birth

Week 25 viable

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Bronchogenic cysts

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Caused by abnormal budding of the forgut and dilation of terminal or large bronchi

Discrete, round, sharply defined, fluid filled densities on CXR

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Club cells

  • description
  • location
  • fxn (3)
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Noncilated, low columnar/cuboidal with secretory granules

Located in small airways

Secrete components of surfactant
Degrades toxins
Act as reserve cells

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Type I pneumocytes

  • cell type
  • fxn
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Squamous, thin

Gas diffusion
Line alveoli

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Type II pneumocyts

  • cell type
  • fxn
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Cuboidal and clustered

Precursors to type I cells and other type II cells
Proliferate during lung damage

Secrete surfactant from lamellar bodies
–> decrease alveolar surface tension, prevents alveolar collapse –>
Decrease lung recoil and increase compliance

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Pulmonary surfactant composed of

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Mix of Lecithins

- Most important is dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC)

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Screening test for fetal lung maturity

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Lecithin-sphingomyelin ratio in amniotic fluid >2 is healthy

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Persistently low O2 tension in newborn think

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PDA

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Infant, difficulty breathing, grunting

Bulging forhead

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Intraventricular hemorrahge

  • germinal matrix hemorrhages
  • due to RDS
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Cephalohematoma

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rupture of subperiosteal blood

Due to forceps for birth

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Location of ____ in respiratory tree

Pathway

1) Cartilage
2) Pseudostratified ciliated columnar
3) Smooth muscle
4) Goblet cells
5) Simple ciliated columnar
6) Club cells
7) Simple cuboidal epithelium
8) Simple cuboidal/ Squamous

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Trachea –> Bronchi –> Bronchioles –> Terminal bronchioles –> Respiraotry bronchioles –> Alveolar sacs

1) Cartilage
- Trachea
- Bronchi

2) Pseudostratified ciliated columnar
- Trachea
- Bronchi

3) Smooth muscle
- Trachea –> Terminal bronchiles (Respiratory bronchioles sparse)

4) Goblet cells
- Trachea
- Bronchi

5) Simple ciliated columnar
- Bronchioles

6) Club cells
- Bronchioles
- Terminal bronchioles
- Respiratory bronchioles

7) Simple cuboidal epithelium, ciliated
- Terminal bronchioles

8) Simple cuboidal/ Squamous
- Respiratory bronchioles

9) Loss at cilia
- Respiraotry bronchioles

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Common site for inhaled foreign bodies

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Right lung

Right main stem bronchus wider and more vertical and shorter than left

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Inhale peanut while upright

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Basal segment of right lower lobe

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Inhale peanut while supine

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Enters posterior segment of right upper lobe

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Pathologic dead space

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When part of the respiratory zone becomes unable to perform gas exchange

Ventilated but not perfused

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Compliance

High compliance

Low compliance

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Complaint lungs comply (cooperate) and fill easily with air

High compliance

  • Easier to fill
  • emphysema, normal aging

Lower compliance

  • lungs harder to fill
  • pulmonary fibrosis, pneumonia
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Surfactant effect on compliance

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Increases compliance

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Right sift in oxygen hemoglobin dissociation curve (6)

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Increase

  • Acid
  • CO2
  • Exercise
  • 2,3 BPG
  • Alititude
  • Temperature
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Resistance =

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R= (P pulm artery - P L atrium ) / Cardiac output

R= Change P/ Q

Q= perfusion

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V/Q at apex of lung

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3

Wasted ventilation

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V/Q at base of lungs

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0.6 wasted perfusion

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Rhinosinusitis most commonly from

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S. pneumoniae
H. influenza
M catarrhalis

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Epistaxis

- anterior vs posterior segment

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Most commonly
- anterior

Life threatening

  • posterior segment
  • sphenopalatine artery, branch of maxillary artery
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Test to rule out DVT

Diagnosis

Prophylaxis/ Acute management

Long term management

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D-dimer lab test
- High sensitivity Low specificity

Compression ultrasound with Doppler

Prophylaxis or acute management
- Heparin or low molecular weight heparins (enoxaparin)

Tx: Intravenous heparin drip

Long term prevention

  • Warfarin
  • rivaroxaban
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Hypoxemia Neurlogic abnormalities Petechial rash
Fat emboli Hypoexemia: low O2 in blood
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Obstructive lung volumes ``` TLC FRC RV FEV1 FVC FEV1/FVC ``` Due to
Increased TLV Increased FRC Increased RV Decreased FEV1 more than FVC Decreased FEV1/FVC Air trapping in lungs Obstruction of air flow COPD Chronic bronchitis Emphysema
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Restrictive lung volumes ``` FEV1 FVC FEV1/FVC TLC FRC RV ``` Due to
FVC is more reduced or same as FEV1 Normal FEV1/FVC Decreased TLV Decreased FRC Decreased RV ``` Pneumoconioses Sarcoidosis Pulmonary fibrosis Granulomatosis with polyangiitis Langerhans cell histocytosis Drug toxicity ```
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Chronic bronchitis pathology clinical presentation
Wheezing, crackles, cyanosis Hypoxemia due to shunting Dyspnea Polycythemia (secondary) Hypertrophy and hyperplasia of mucus secreting glands in bronchi
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Emphysema - two types - pathology - due to - CXR - clinical presentation (2)
Centriacinar - assoc with smoking - upper lobes Panacinar: - associated with alpha 1 antitrypsin - Lower lobes Enlargement of air spaces, decreased recoil, increased compliance Increased elastase activity --> increase loss of elastic fibers --> increase lung compliance CXR: increased AP diameter, flattened diaphragm, increase lung field lucency Barrel shaped chest Pursed lips breathing
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Smooth muscle hypertrophy in lungs
Asthma
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COPD increase in what cells
Neutrophils Macrophages CD8 T cells
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Purulent sputum Recurrent infections Hemoptysis Digital clubbing - pathology - assoc with
Bronchiectasis Chronic necrotizing infections of bronchi --> permanently dilated airways Kartagener syndrome Cystic fibrosis Aspergillosis
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Asbestos affects what part of lungs
Lower lobes
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Silica affects what part of lungs
Upper lobes
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Coal affects what part of lungs
Upper lobes
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Ivory white calcified plaques what type of work
Asbestosis Shipbuilding Roofing plumbing
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Golden brown dumbbells on sputum sample
Asbestosis
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Aerospace | Granulomatous on histology
Berylliosis
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Fibrosis | Eggshell calcifications of hilar LN on CXR
Silicosis
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Mesothelioma associated with seen on histology positive for
Asbestosis Psammoma bodies on histology + Cytokeratin + calretinin
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Pulmonary HTN value
> 25 mm Hg at rest
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Physical findings pleural effusion - Breath sounds - Percussion - Fremitus - Tracheal deviation
Breath sounds= decreased Percussion= Dull Fremitus= Decreased Tracheal deviation= None or away from side of lesion if large
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Physical findings Atelectasis - Breath sounds - Percussion - Fremitus - Tracheal deviation
Bronchial obstruction Breath sounds= decreased Percussion= Dul Fremitus= Decreased Tracheal deviation= Toward side of lesion
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Physical findings Simple pneumothorax - Breath sounds - Percussion - Fremitus - Tracheal deviation
Breath sounds= Decreased Percussion= Hyperresonant Fremitus= Decreased Tracheal deviation = None
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Physical findings Tension pneumothorax - Breath sounds - Percussion - Fremitus - Tracheal deviation
Breath sounds= Decreased Percussion= Hyperresonant Fremitus= Decreased Tracheal deviation = Away from side of lesion
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Physical findings of Consolidation (lobar pneumonia) - Breath sounds - Percussion - Fremitus - Tracheal deviation
Breath sounds= Bronchial breath sounds; late inspiratory crackles, egophony, bronchophony, whispered pectoriloquy Percussion= Dull Fremitus= Increased Tracheal deviation = None
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Physical findings of pulmonary edema - Breath sounds - Percussion - Fremitus - Tracheal deviation
Consolidation Breath sounds= Bronchial breath sounds; late inspiratory crackles, egophony, bronchophony, whispered pectoriloquy Percussion= Dull Fremitus= Increased Tracheal deviation = None
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Pleural effusions are
Excess accumulation of fluid between pleural layers --> restricted lung expansion during inspiration
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Lobar pneumonia - organism - characteristics
S pneumonia (more frequently ) Legionella Klebsiella Consolidation
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Interstitial (atypical) pneumonia - organism - characteristics
``` Mycoplasma Chlamydophila pneumoniae Chlamydia psittaci legionella Viruses (RSV, CMV, influenza, adenovirus) ``` DIffuse patchy inflammation localized to interstitial areas at alveolar walls Diffuse more than 1 lung
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Tx Lung abscess
Clindamycin
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Lung abscess organisms
Due to anaerobes - Bacteroides - Fusobacterium - Peptostreptococcus S. Aureus
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Carcinoma in apex of lung - type - does what - symptoms
Pancoast tumor (superior sulcus tumor) Invades cervical sympathetic chain Compression of locoregional structures - Recurrent laryngeal n= hoarseness - Stellate ganglion= Horner syndrome** (ispl ptosis, miosis, anhidrosis) - Superior vena cava= SVC syndrome - Brachiocephalic vein= brachiocephalic syn - Brachial plexus= sensormotor deficits
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SVC syndrome
Obstruction of SVC impairs blood drain from head ``` Facial plethora (red face) - blanches with poking ``` JVD Upper extremity edema Increased risk fo aneurysm
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Coin lesion on CXR
Lung cancer
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Small cell carcinoma - Location - Prognosis - Produce - Key feature - Amplication of - Cels - Positive for
Central Very aggressive Product - ACTH - SIADH - Ab against Ca channel High nucleus to cytoplasm ratio Amplification of myc oncogenes (nyc) Abbrevations in TP53, Rb Neuroendocrine Kulchitsky cells --> small dark blue cells + Chromogranin A + Neuron-specfiic enolase
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``` A 71-year-old man is brought to the emergency department by ambulance after he was found by his neighbor walking around his garden confused and unable to answer questions. He is confused and oriented only to person. His temperature is 37.6° C (99.7° F), heart rate is 110/min, respiratory rate is 20/min, and blood pressure is 130/92 mm Hg. While in the emergency department the patient has a seizure. Laboratory tests show a serum sodium level of 115 mEq/L, potassium of 3.8 mEq/L, glucose of 100 mg/dL, and osmolality of 250 mOsm/ kg. Urine electrolyte testing show a urine osmolality of 500 mOsm/kg. X-ray of the chest shows a mass in the lung. Which of the following is the most likely etiology of the mass? (A) Foreign body aspiration (B) Metastatic brain cancer (C) Prostate cancer (D) Small cell carcinoma (E) Tuberculosis ```
D. Small cell carcinoma
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Adenocarcinoma - location - most common in - mutation - physical feature - CXR - Histology - positive for
Peripheral Most common lung cancer in nonsmokers and overall Mutations "MARKER" - MET, ALK, RET, KRAS, EGFR, ROS Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy (clubbing) CXR: hazy infiltrates similar to pneumonia; better prognosis Glandular pattern on histology + Mucin
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Squamous cell carcioma - location - description - produces - risk - histology
Central Hilar mass arising from bronchus Cavitation Cigarattes Hypercalcemia (PTHrP) Keratin pearls and intercellular bridges
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Large cell carcinoma - Location - Prognosis - Associated with - Histology
Peripheral Highly anaplastic undifferentiated tumor Poor prognosis Smoking Pleomorphic GIANT cells
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Bronchial carcinoid tumor - Prognosis - Symptoms - Histology - Positive for
Excellent prognosis; metastasis rare Symptoms due to mass effect or carcinoid syndrome - Flushing, diarrhea, wheezing Nests of neuroendocrine cells + Chromogranin A
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Decrease of alveolar oxygen in lungs
--> Vasoconstriction --> reduce perfusion of lung, shunting of blood toward well-ventilated regions of lung COPD --> Low alveolar oxygen --> chronic vasoconstriction --> pulmonary HTN --> Cor pulmonale
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Perfusion
How much blood to an area
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Tx Pulmonary HTN
Competitive antagonist for endothelium 1 receptors --> decrease pulmonary vascular resistance - Bosentan - Ambrisentan Prostaglandin analog (dilate vessel like pulmonary arteries) - Iloprost - Epoprostenol Sildenafil - phosphodiesterase inhibitor that causes vasodilation Nifedipine - dihydropyridine Ca channel blocker
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Tx for SEVERE primary pulmonary htn
Inhaled nitric oxide
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Primary pulmonary hypertension | - assoc with
Associated with abnormalities in BMPR2: bone morphogenic protein receptor type II BMPR2 protein prevents proliferation of vascular smooth muscle Mutation leads to excessive vascular smooth muscle proliferation --> reduced vessel radius, increased resistance and increased pulmonary arterial pressure
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Defective tyrosine kinase gene
Bruton agammaglobulinemia
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Hypoxemia Hypoxia
Hypoxemia: low oxygen in blood Hypoxia: body or region deprived of oxygen
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High A-a gradient indicates
Shunting of blood Diffusion limitation (pulmonary fibrosis) V/Q mismatch Advanced age
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Oxygenation in Anemia
Hemoglobin decreases --> oxygen content decreases Decrease total O2 content No change in O2 saturation No change in arterial PO2 (amount dissolved in blood)
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V/Q at apex and base
Apex V/Q > 1 Base V/Q <1
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Exercise on V/Q ratio
V/Q ratio goes down towards one Vasodilation of capillaries in apex Perfusion increases
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V/Q --> zero
``` Low ventilation (outside body --> alveoli) High perfusion ``` Airway obstruction - pneumonia - pulmonary edema - lung cancer Supplemental O2 ineffective
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V/Q --> infinity
High ventilation, low perfusion Blood flow obstruction or physiologic dead space Supplemental O2 effective
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Response to exercise
Increase O2 consumption Increase CO2 production V/Q more uniform Increase pulmonary blood flow due to increase CO Decrease pH No change in arterial PO2 and PCO2 Increased venous CO2 levels
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Acute motion sickness clinical presentation
Headache Fatigue Extreme - Acute cerebral edema due to hypoxia induced vasodilation - Acute pulmonary edema
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Response to high altitudes (6)
``` Increase ventilation Increased erythropoietin Increase 2,3 BPG Increase meitochondria Increase efficiency of O2 utililzation Increased renal excretion bicarb ```
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Physiologic changes in chronic mountain sickness
``` Increase RBC mass and hematocrit Increased blood viscosity Decreased tissue blood flow Elevated pulmonary artery pressure (constricts due to hypoxia) Right sided heart enlargement Peripheral artery pressure falls Congestive heart failure ```
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Positive G force does a visual " blackout" occur | - due to
4-6 G Due to insufficient blood return to heart Insufficient pumping of blood to brain
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How is body affected at zero gravity (5)
``` Decreased blood volume Decreased RBC mass Decreased muscle strength/ work capacity Decreased maximum and cardiac output Loss of calcium and phosphate resulting in loss of bone mass ```
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The BENDS
Breathing problems Extremity pain Neurologic changes Death
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``` Elevated D dimer Pleuritic chest pain SOB Tachypnea High A-a gradient ``` - CXR? - gold standard - ECG changes
Pulmonary embolism CXR: normal Pulmonary angiogram S1Q3T3 deep S in lead I large Q and inverted T in lead III
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Ankle pain with dorsiflexion
Homan's sign DVT
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Primary spontaneous pneumothorax due to
Apical blebs Tall and thin
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Charcott Leyden crystals
Asthma
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Drop in systolic pressure by 10 mm/Hg during inspiration - Disease - what happens - seen in
Pulsus Paradoxus Decreased intrathoracic pressure --> increased right ventricle blood return Right ventricle pushed into left ventricle --> poor cardiac output and drop in systolic pressure Cardiac tamponade Asthma Pulmonary embolism (severe)
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Cyprohepatadine - type - use
Antihistamine Use: Appetite stimulant Antidote for serotonin syndrome
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Promethazine - type - use
Antihistamine Use: Nausea, vomiting
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Hydroxyzine - type - use
Antihistamine | Use: Sedation itching
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Meclizine - type - use
Antihistamine | Vertigo
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Formoterol - type - use - risk
Long Acting beta agonist Mainstay of COPD tx For asthma must also be on inhaled corticosteriod Increased risk when used alone
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Muscarinic Antagonists used in COPD asthma | - MOA
Ipratropium (short acting) Tiotropium ( long acting) Decrease overall vagal or parasympathetic tone in lungs
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Zileuton - type - MOA
5-lipoxygenase inhibitor Blocks conversion of arachidonic acid into leukotrienes
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Salmeterol - type - Use - risk
Long Acting beta agonist Mainstay of COPD tx For asthma must also be on inhaled corticosteriod Increased risk when used alone
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Steroids - examples - MOA
Fluticasone Budesnoide Beclomethasone Inhibit cytokine synthesis Inhibit TNF-alpha production
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Cromolyn | - MOA
Prevents release of histamines from mast cells Prevents bronchoconstriction and inflammation
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Montelukast - MOA - Use
Prevents bronchogenic and chemotactic effects of leukotriene D4 Aspirin and allergy induced asthma
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COPD tx
Long Acting beta agonist Formoterol Salmeterol
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Theophylline - type - MOA - characteristic - side effect
Methylxanthines Can cause bronchiodilation by inhibiting phosphodiesterase - Increase cAMP - decrease hydrolysis Narrow therapeutic index Side effects - Tremor - Tachycardia - Can cause seizure
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Guaifenesin - type - Fxn - Does not do what
Expectorant Thin mucus Does not suppress cough + dextromethorphan to suppress cough
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Omalizumab - type - use - MOA - reduces
Anti IgE monoclonal Ab Severe asthma with allergic component Binds IgE in serum and blocks receptor Reduces exacerbation and use of rescue inhaler
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Diphenhydramine - type - others - effects - Uses - Toxicity
1st generation H1 blockers Diphenhydramine Dimenhydrinate Chlorpheniramine Very sedating Antimuscarinic and anti-alpha adrenergic effects Uses: - Allergies - Motion sickness - Sleep aids Toxicity - Sedation - Dry mouth - Delirum in elderly
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N- acetylcysteine - type - uses - MOA
Expectorant Tylenol overdose Use for contrast induce nephropathy Mucolytic that breaks disfulide bonds in patients with obstructive lung disease
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2nd Generation H1 blockers - examples - use
Loratadine Fexofenadine Desloratadine Cetirizine Allergy Much less sedating
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``` Phenylephrine Pseudoephedrine - type - Use - MOA - Reduces - Adverse ```
Nasal decongestant Works as alpha adrenergic agonist Constrict dilated arterioles in nasal mucosa Reduce airway resistance, swelling and nasal congestion Adverse - Long term use can cause rebound congestion
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Epoprostenol iloprost - MOA - Use - Side effects
Works by directly vasodilating the pulmonary vascular beds Reducing the pressures in both systems Pulmonary HTN Side effects - Jaw pain - Flushing
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Bosentan - type - use - side effect
Antagonizing endothelial receptor 1 Pulmonary HTN Side effect: hepatotoxicity
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Sarcoidosis
A GRUELING Disease ``` ACE enzyme increase Gammaglobulinemia Rheumatoid factor Uveitis Erythema nodosum Lymphadenopathy (bilateral, hilar) Idiopathic Noncaseating Granulomas vitamin D increase ```
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Honeycomb lung on CT - disease - Genetic mutation - CT
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis Genetic mutation: telomerase, mucin MUC5B Patchy interstitial fibrosis
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What medications cause restrictive lung disease
Bleomycin - Pneumonitis with infiltrates Busulfan - Acute lung injury - Chronic interstitial fibrosis - Alveolar hemorrhage Amiodarone - Pulmonary fibrosis Methotrexate - Hypersensitivity like lung reaction
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Tx Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
Quit smoking
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Bilateral hilar adenopathy | Uveitis
Sarcoidosis
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Lung metastasis to
Brain Bone Liver Adrenal glands
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Pontiac fever
Legionella pneumophilia
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Causes of transudate pleural effusion
Low protein high electrolyte Increased hydrostatic pressure Decreased oncotic pressure CHF Cirrhosis Nephrotic syndrome Fluid overload
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Causes of Exudate pleural effusion
High protein Results from pleural and lung inflammation --> increased membrane permeabililty Cancer Pneumonia, infections, TB Uremia Connective tissue disease
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Obstructive sleep apnea medication
Modafinil | - Wake up during day
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Salicylate intoxication what occurs
Respiratory alkalosis - immediately Anion gap metabolic acidosis - after 12 hrs
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Cystic fibrosis pathogenesis
CFTR gene mutation 3 base pair deletion of phnylalanine at amino acid position 508. Mutations causes impaired post-translational processing (improper folding and glycosylation) of CFTR
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Inhaled anesthetic Large arteriovenous concentration gradient
Difference between the concentration of gas anesthetic in arterial and venous blood If tissue solubility is high, results in large amount of anesthetic taken up from arterial blood and low venous concentration Need more anesthetic to replace what was absorbed by tissues Blood saturation takes longer Brain saturation also delayed
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Pain sensation in anterior tongue
Mandibular division of trigeminal nerve
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Progressive weakness Gets better as day goes on Dry mouth and episodic double vision Difficulty with erections even though good libido Decreased strength of hip flexors and diminished knee reflexes, repeat shows normalization of strength and reflexes Condition Due to
Lambert Eaton Ab to voltage gated calcium channel Small cell lung cancer
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Achondroplasia abnormality involving
Chondrocytes AD Point mutation FGFR3
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Vomiting from chemotherapy is due to what region
Chemoreceptor trigger zone (CTZ) located on dorsal surface of the medulla at the caudal end of the fourth ventricle known as area postrema
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Cells with eye glasses Tx
malaria plasmodium falciparum Trophozoites African species are chloroquine resistant Tx Chloroquine Tx Atovaquone-proguanil or artemisinin P. Vivax and P ovale Tx primaquine addition
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Diabetes medication Weight loss - Type - Examples - MOA - Adverse
GLP-1 agonist - Exenatide - Liraglutide Increase glucose dependent insulin secretion Decrease glucagon secretion Delay gastric emptying Pancreatitis
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Vaccine to C. tetani how does it prevent symptoms
Circulating ab that neutralize bacterial products Black neurotoxic exotoxin called tetanospasmin
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Child Language regression Tantrums Hemoglobin 9 Due to Inhibition of
Anemia Regression Lead toxicity Inhibition of ferrochelatase delta-aminolevulinic acid
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Accident | Bleeding complications oozing from catheters and venipuncture sites
DIC
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HSV Tx MOA
Acyclovir Incorporation into newly replicating viral DNA
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``` 2 day hx reduced sensation in legs Fatigue especially with exercise Six months ago visual blurring Psoriasis hx Glucocorticoid use Decreased pain and light tough below level of umbilicus Bilateral spasticity ``` Brain lesion?
Multiple sclerosis Perivenular inflammatory cells made up of autoreactive T lymphocytes and macrophages directly against myelin components