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ABPA

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Hypersensitivity to Aspergillus in patients w/ asthma

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Equation for Alveolar-arterial oxygen Gradient

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PAO2 = 150-(PaCO2/.8)

- Can be used to determine the cause of hypoxemia/if there is a significant difference

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Acinar wall destruction

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Elastase is in neutrophils

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Alveolar Ventilation includes:

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The tidal volume and dead space volume

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Bronchial smooth muscle relaxation by:

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Increased intracellular cAMP (via B agonists)

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Reid Index in Chronic Bronchitis

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> 40%

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Silicosis Increases Susceptibility to TB because:

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It may disrupt Macrophage Phagolysosomes preventing killing of intracellular mycobacteria

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ARDS

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Caused by injury to endothelial cells lining pulmonary capillaries adjacent to alveoli
Tx: Positive Pressure ventilation

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Pulmonary Embolism Gas Changes

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Hypoxemia and respiratory alkalosis:

  • increased pH
  • decreased PaCO2
  • low PaO2
  • normal HCO3 because no renal compensation for Acute PE (Renal compensation takes 3-5 days)
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Tx for Pneumothorax

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Chest tube placement or needle aspiration

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PTHrp

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Squamous cell lung cancer → makes PTHrp (related peptide) which acts like PTh → hypercalcemia

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Normal Tracheal pO2 and Alveaolar pO2

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  • Normal tracheal pO2 is 150 and normal alveolar pO2 is 104
  • At rest: the equilibrium is perfusion limited
  • Diffusion limited during exercise, emphysema, or pulmonary fibrosis
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Silicosis Appearance

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Egg shell calcification w/ birefringent silica particles

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Cheyne Stokes

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  • Cyclic breathing in which apnea is followed by increasing then gradually decreasing tidal volumes until the next apneic period
  • Seen w/ advanced congestive heart failure
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Secondary Pulmonary HTN: COPD vs CHF

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  • COPD: due to hypoxia induced vasoconstriction and obliteration of the vasculature
  • CHF: pulmonary venous congestion due to backup that causes impaired secretion of NO (and increased endothelin → vasoconstriction) resulting in increased vascular tone
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Increased Resistance in Medium-size Bronchi due to:

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More turbulence

- Otherwise everything else decreases in resistance w/ more branching

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If Radius Decreases by 50%, Flow will:

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Decrease by a factor of 14

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Intrapleural Pressure at Rest (FRC)

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Slightly negative (-5)

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Filters to Prevent DVTs from becoming PEs placed in:

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IVC

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Effect of Vagus on Airway

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Bronchoconstricts which increases the work of breathing by increasing airway resistance

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Metabolic Disturbances w/ PE

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Respiratory alkalosis (due to compensatory hyperventilation) and hypoxemia

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Bleomycin: Side effect

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Pulmonary fibrosis as a side effect (diffuse ground glass opacity)

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Obstructive Lung Disease

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Emphysema (pink puffer), Chronic bronchitis (blue bloater), asthma, bronchiectasis
- Decreased FEV1/FVC ratio; very decreased FEV1

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Restrictive Lung Disease

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Interstitial lung diseases

- Decreased FVC and TLC; mostly preserved FEV1/FVC

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Methacholine
Challenge to test for asthma
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Ried Index
Increased thickness of mucus layer in Chronic Bronchitis
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Curschmann spirals
In asthmatic patients (mucus casts of small airways)
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Lung Abscess & Aspiration Pneumonia
- will see an air-fluid level and cavitary lesion - Release of enzymes from lysosomes of macrophages and neutrophils - Commonly caused by oropharyngeal anaerobic bacteria - Aspiration pneumonia: peptostreptococcus, bacteroides, fusobacterium
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Atypical Pneumonia in AIDS
pneumocystis jirovecci
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Prophylaxis for MAC in AIDS patients
Azithromycin
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Aspiration
(into right lobe; shorter/vertical) - Supine: posterior upper lobe or superior lower lobe - Upright: lower inferior lobe
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Arterial Alveolar Gradient
does not normally exceed 10-15
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Bosentan
treat pulmonary arterial HTN (antagonizes endothelin 1 receptors)
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Pneumonia + Diarrhea
Legionella (not visible w/ gram stain) | - Will have hyponatremia
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Pneumonia + mild transient anemia
Mycoplasma (cold agglutinins)
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Squamous cell lung cancer --> Hypercalcemia
Due to PTHrP release
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Major basic protein
causes bronchial damage in atopic asthma (also used to kill helminths)
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Hypocapnia
- indicates alveolar hyperventilation | - Arterial PaCO2 is the best indicator of alveolar ventilation
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Thoracocentesis
- should be performed about the 7th rib in midclavicular line, 9th rib along the midaxillary line, and the 1th rib along posterior scapular line
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ARDS
- Normal wedge pressure - Requires absence of cardiogenic pulmonary edema for diagnosis - Leaky alveolar capillary membrane - Intra-alveolar edema, inflammation, and hyaline formation
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TB Infection
- one week → intracellular replication | - 2-4 weeks → cytokine release due to T cell stimulation
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Transudate in alveoli lumen w/:
Cardiogenic pulmonary edema
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Sarcoidosis: Bronchioalveolar Lavage Findings
high CD4/CD8 ratio
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Omalizumab
anti IgE antibody used for resistant allergic asthma
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Effects of CO Poisoning
No change in PaO2 (dissolved oxygen), decreased O2 content, increased carboxyhemoglobin, does not increase methemoglobin
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Goodpasture's
Antibodies to Type IV collagen (alpha3chain) in basement membrane
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Pulmonary vascular resistance is lowest at ______
FRC - Increased lung volumes AND decreased lung volumes increase resistance (Increased causes stretching of alveolar capillaries) & (Decreased causes decreased radial traction on the large extra alveolar vessels)
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Recurrent laryngeal nerve can be compressed or injured by:
Left atrium enlargment or injured by ligation of the inferior thyroid artery
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Tx of Small Cell Lung Cancer
Surgery not indicated, it is very sensitive to chemo - Some express neurofilaments - Neuroendocrine markers: chromogranin, synpatophysin
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Drugs that can cause Pulmonary Edema
Aggressive Osmotic Diuretics
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Reduce work of Breathing with higher elastic resistance (pulmonary fibrosis) by:
Breathing fast and shallow breaths
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Reduce work of Breathing with increased airflow resistance (asthma, COPD) by:
Breathing slower and deeper minimizes work
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Chest C ray looks much worse than it is
Mycoplasma Pneumoniae (can culture on cholesterol)
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Radial Traction
outside fibrotic tissue opens up airways so lower airflow resistance, air flows out faster with restrictive lung diseases
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Cromylin Sodium and Nedocromil
Mast cell stabilizers (prevent degranulation) | - Tx for allergic rhinitis and bronchial asthma
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Must be careful with giving _____________ to COPD patients
Supplementary O2 | - their respiratory drive depends on O2
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Lung Cancer in Non-smoking woman
Adenocarcinoma (MC lung cancer)
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Obstructive Lesion in Mainstem Bronchus: X ray findings
Opacified/white lung (only on side of lesion) due to atelectasis Tracheal deviation towards lesioned side
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Tumor w/ numerous long slender microvilli and abundant tonofilaments
Mesothelioma | adenocarcinoma has small plump microvilli
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Neonatal Oxygen Supplementation for RDS
May cause retinopathy of prematurity and bronchopulmonary dysplasia
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Foam Stability Index
Evaluates surfactant functionality | (mix ethanol and amniotic fluid) --> ring of stable foam
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Smoking cessation at any age will:
prolong life expectancy, decrease risk of MI, lung cancer, and cerebrovascular accident, and slow the rate of pulmonary function loss
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Development of Respiratory acidosis and hypoxemia in setting of Fixed ventilation suggests:
Pulmonary pathology that increases both dead space and right to left shunt
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Hydropneumothorax
Air and fluid = hydropneumothorax If fluid is blood (eg. w/ stabbing), it’s a hemopneumothorax Lack of mediastinal shift indicates that it’s not under tension
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Altitude sickness
- high-altitude pulmonary edema (a type of ARDS) | - x-ray demonstrates diffuse bilateral fluffy infiltrates
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Amiodarone: Side Effect
Interstitial Lung Disease
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Heart Sound Aw/ Pulmonary Hypertension
P2 louder than A2
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Chronic Inflammatory Pneumonitis
- Damage to lung parenchyma (composed primarily of type I pneumocytes) - Type II pneumocytes, in addition to making surfactant, can replicate in order to replace type I pneumocytes, so they will be increased - Chronic interstitial inflammation results in fibrosis, hence an increase in fibroblasts
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Lung Transplant Chronic Rejection
Bronchiolitis Obliterans syndrome - immune reaction affecting small airways - dyspnea and wheezing - inflammation and fibrosis of bronchiolar walls
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Charcot Leyden Crystals
Found in Asthma | - formed from the breakdown of eosinophils in sputum
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Increased Radial Traction w/
Interstitial lung disease | - leads to increased expiratory flow
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Kulchitsky cells (dark blue cells)
Small Cell Lung Cancer | - neuroendocrine neoplasm
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Keratin pearls and intracellular bridges
Squamous cell lung cancer
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Theophylline
PDE antagonist used for asthma
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