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MC cause of CAP |
S. pneumoniae (strep) |
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MC cause of ICU noscominal pneumonia |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
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MC cause of atypical pneumonia |
Mycoplasma pneumonia |
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MC cause of noscominal pneumonia |
S. aureus |
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Bacterial CAP pneumonia tx for outpatient |
Doxycycline or Macrolide (-mycins - clar/ azit) or FQ (levaquin) |
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Bacterial pneumonia tx for atypical bacteria |
Erythromycin |
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Bacterial pneumonia tx for CAP inpatient |
B-lactam ( cef-TAX/TRI) + macrolide/doxy or B-lactam + FQ (levaquin) |
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MC opportunistic infection in patients w/HIV - CD4 ? |
Pneumocystis JIROVECI - CD4 LESS THAN 200 |
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HIV related pneumonia tx? |
BACTRIM (tx+prevent - high death if untx) |
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MC substance of foreign body aspiration |
gastric content |
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4 upper respiratory infections? - 2 lower? |
EPIC epiglottis pertussis influenza croup - A. Bronchitis + pneumonia |
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Sudden onset of flu prodrome + DROOLING + tripod - organism? - XR? - TX? |
Epiglottitis - [TRI's - 3 fingers/ thumb/ wing pig] - ham flu b - thumb + tripod (3 fingers) - support. SECURE AIRWAY. + Abx B-lac (cef-TRI/TAX) |
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whooping cough - organism? - stages? - tx? - characteristic? |
Pertussis [ ER - MYCINS ] - bord. pertus ( - - ) - cat-per-corn - Erythromycin (1 year older) / macrolide (other MYCINS) |
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Flu + ASPIRIN causes |
Reye's syndrome (fatty liver w/ encephalopathy) |
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Child w/ barking seal like cough, low fever, stridor - CXR - organism? - tx? |
Croup (largy/trach/bronchitis) - Parainflu virus 1 - Steeple - hydrate/ steroids/ vapo |
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Inflammation of trachea and bronchi - 90% organisms? |
Acute bronchitis - Rhino/coro/RSV virus |
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Inflammation of bronchioles - size? - who? - MC organism? - tx? |
acute bronchIOLITIS [2 little + RSV] - < 2 mm airways - < 2 years - RSV (rhino/adeno/para) - support/ fluid, CPT - nasal wash for RSV + antigen ASSAY |
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RF for aspiration pneumonia (4) |
1. Sleepy 2. Intoxicated 3. Mind problems 4. Esophagus problems |
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Pulmonary nodule malignancy traits (3) |
1. fussy borders 2. grows fast 3. mushy (rarely calcified) |
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Dx pulmonary nodule |
CT - q3month x 1 year then q6months x 2 years |
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Leading cause of CANCER deaths in M/F - #1 RF |
Lung cancer - smoking |
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Early + Aggressive cancer. Central bronchi to lymph nodes + SMOKER |
SMALL cell cancer "oat cell" |
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Most common type of bronchogenic carcinoma of smokers and non-smokers |
Adenocarcinoma (peripheral) (non-smoker) 30 -40% |
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MC type of bronchogenic carcinoma of central bronchi + nonsmokers |
Squamous cell carcinoma |
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Lung cancer of nonsmokers that is mostly peripheral + very aggressive |
Large cell carcinoma (anaplastic) |
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Prognosis of lung cancer - 5 year survival rate |
15% (usually dx late) |
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pink/purple well vascular/diff. central tumor w/diarrhea + flushing (2 names) - dx? - tx? |
carcinoid tumor aka carcinoid adenomas Well differentiated NEUROENDOCRINE tumor - URINARY 5- HIAA level increased - slow, rare metasis, uncommon - tx - cut it out |
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blockage of artery in the lungs by fat, air, clot or tumor cells - most originate where? |
pulmonary embolism - 90% deep veins in legs clots |
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1. Hyper-coag state 2. Venous statis - sitting long time 3. vascular endothelial injury |
Virchow's triad - RF for clotting ( + Surgery, CA, OTC, pregnancy) |
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Dorsiflexion of the foot causes pain |
Homan's sign - looks for lower extremity DVT that travels to pulmonary vas. |
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Initial test for PE - definitive test? |
Spiral CT (initial) - pulmonary angiography (gold standard/definitive) |
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Low/high clinical suspicion of PE, test before scan? |
D-dimer - low suspicion, neg d = no PE - high suspicion, neg d = CT |
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Primary tx for small PE - massive PE tx? - secondary therapy? |
1. Anti-coag - HEPARIN DRIP - thrombolytic therapy or remove sx - prevent clotting risk - LMWH, warfarin, heart filter, walk, stockings |
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Abnormally high blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs, making the right side of the heart work harder than normal |
Pulmonary HTN |
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Primary vs secondary pulmonary HTN |
1. primary - idiopathic- rare + fatal 2. secondary - many causes |
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Best initial dx test for pulmonary HTN - Gold? - tx? |
1. ECHO - right heart catheterization - vasodilators ( CaCB + prostacyclins) / (anticoag) |
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Right sided heart failure caused by pulmonary HTN |
cor pulmonale - right ventricle stretched out and fails |
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Gold standard dx for TB |
sputum cultures showing mycobacterium |
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Upper lobe nodules that progresses to CAVITARY lesion |
TB until proven otherwise |
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Pressure that keeps lung open |
Negative pressure between lung and chest wall - inspiration - increase in pressure differential |
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Pulm. test result indicative of destruction of lung paraychema or dissociation of its capillaries - |
DL-CO - diffusion capacity of CO - decreased in severe emphysema + pulm. fibrosis |
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FEV1 increases 10% pre/post bronchodilator indicative |
asthma |
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Dx Asthma |
PFT's : FEV1/FVC < 75% - greater than 10% FEV1 increase post inhaler or greater than 200 ml increase |
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Hallmark of Chronic bronchitis - emphysema? |
Chronic productive cough - DOE (dyspnea on exertion) |
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Enzyme deficiency that mimics emphysema |
alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency (AAT) |
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Abnormal permanent dilation of bronchi and destruction of bronchial walls - Disease that causes 50% - DX? |
Bronchiectatasis - CF - High res. CT |
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CF patients are likely to be infected by what organism? |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa ( like ICU/vent pt) |
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chronic PROGRESSIVE parenchymal scarring and loss of pulmonary function from persistent inflammation - key words? |
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis [idiots slowly comb the grass] - restrictive - PROGRESSIVE DOE + nonproductive cough - honeycombing + groundglass |
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Multi-organ disorder. Noncaseating granulomatous inflammation in affected organ -opposite disease? |
Sarcoidosis -ERYTHEMA NODOSUM - spleen/ liver megaly - other organs -BILATERAL HILAR + right paratracheal adenopathy - TB (caseating granulomas) - tx - prednisone |
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What does CHF commonly cause in the lung? - pneumonia? |
transudative (watery fluid) pleural effusion - exudative (cell/protein rich fluid) |
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chronic fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of dust particles from work |
pneumoconiosis - avoid - steroids |
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Disease with increased risk of lung cancer and mesothelioma from work setting |
asbestosis - pneumonconiosis [think commercial] |
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pink frothy sputum from trach on vent patients indicates? - most important setting? |
ARDS - HM - severe refractory hypoxic resp. fail - sepsis syndrome - DANGER acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (organ failure from hypoxemia) |
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Infant deficient of pulmonary surfactant |
Infant respiratory distress syndrome (IRDS) aka hyaline membrane disease - ground glass -premies (give mom steroids days before delivery) |