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chronic airflow limitation (CAL) includes:
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asthma, chronic bronchitis and emphysema
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chronic bronchitis and emphysema are categorized as:
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COPD
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abnormal permanent enlargement of gas exchange airways, accompanied by alveolar destruction
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emphysema
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chronic bronchitis, emphysema, and asthma - which is reversible?
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asthma
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clinical manifestations:
productive cough, late in course dyspnea, intermittent wheezing, common hisroty of smoking, occasional barrel chest, prolonged expiration, cyanosis, chronic hypoventilation, polycythemia (excess RBCs), cor pulmonale (R.HF) |
chronic bronchitis
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clinical manifestations:
productive cough late in process, dyspnea, minimal wheezing, history of smoking, classic barrel chest, prolonged expiration |
emphysema
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best lab test for O2 perfusion
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ABGs
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treatment for COPD
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1. treat infection
2. bronchodilator 3. theophylline 4. steroids 5. CPT 6. postural drainage 7. breathing exercises 8. hydration |
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emphysema can be due to a deficiency of (in non-smokers):
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alpha-antitrypsin - an enzyme that inhibits proteolysis in the lungs
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alpha antitrypsin replacement
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Prolastin
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more common: centrlobular or panlobular emphysema?
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cenrilobular, also associated with chronic bronchitis.
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associated with AAT deficiency - centrlobular or panlobular emphysema?
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panlobular
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most common organism causing acute bronchitis is:
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H influenza and staph pneumonia
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most common evetns leading to acute respiratory failure are:
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acute respiratory trat infection or acute bornchitis
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prevents bronchial collapse and air trapping
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purse lipped breathing
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in purse lipped breathing, exhalation should be ___ times as long as inspiration
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3x. Can practice by exhaling through a straw into a glass of water.
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Teaching for COPD pts
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rest befor eeating (wears them out)
use bronchodialtor b4 meals five to six small meals daily high calorie/protein use O2 while eating intake 3L/d restrict sodium |
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_______ are chronically elevated in COPD
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eosinophils
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ABG range:
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7.35-7.45
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ABG range:
PaO2 |
80-100
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ABG range:
PaCO2 |
35-45
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ABG range:
HCO3 |
21-28
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first line drugs for asthma?
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corticosteroids - improvement seen within 2 weeks.
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the incidence of TB among recent immigrants is nearly ____ times native born americans
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10x
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alveolar space that contains liquid instead of gas.
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lung consolidation
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induration of greater than ____mm is indicative of exposure to TB
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10mm. 5mm if HIV positive
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fluid in the pleural space
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pleural effusion
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TB meds leach:
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iron. Encourage foods rich in iron, protein, vit c and b
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purulent pleural fluid
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empyema
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A risk facotr for CAD that can be decreased by folic acid:
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homocysteine levels
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narrowing or obstruction of vessels in CAD occurs at the _____ of an artery
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bifurcations
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Anastamoses are also called
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colateral circulation
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two factors for colateral circulation growth:
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inherited predisposition and presence of chronic ischemia
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typical exertional angina should not last longer than ___ minutes after admin of ____
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20; NTG
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the myocardium extracts ______% of available oxygen at rest
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60-85%
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for ischemia secondary to atherosclerosis, the artery is usually ____% or more stenosed
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75%
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approximately 80% of patients with myocardial ischemia are ____
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asymptomatic
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Silent ischemia is associated with _____ and _____
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DM and HTN
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_____% of patients admitted to r/o MI have an actual MI
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25%
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three most serious causes of chest pain:
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acute MI, PE and aortic dissection
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why do circadian rhythms precipitate angina?
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catecholamines are released in the early morning and lead to vasoconstriction
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CP occuring intermittently over a long period w/ the same pattern of onset, duration and intensity
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stable angina.
usually exercised induced and shows ST depression |
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unpredictable CP, easily provoked or during sleep/rest,
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unstable angina.
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treatment for unstable angina
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ASA and systemic anticoagulants, also antianginals, nitrates, BBs and CCBs
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Unstabe angina (USA) can progress to
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AMI.
theory is that plaque has ruptured and now platelets accumulate with vasoconstriction and thrombus formation |
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type of angina that can be cuased by hypokalemia
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prinzmetal
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strong contraction of snooth muscle in coronary artery caused by an increase in intracellular calcium ions
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prinzmetal angina
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myocardial protein released into blood with injury to myocardial muscle. Not found in healthy patients.
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Troponin T and I. Results available within 15 minutes.
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The appearance of this enzyme in the blood indicates tissue necrosis or injury. Shows a predictable rise and flal during 3 days. . Most specific marker but peaks at 24 hours after onset of CP
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CK-MB
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stays elevated longer than CK-MB
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troponin. Good for pts that present late after AMI
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Enzyme that carries a worse prognosis
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troponin
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NTG can only be given max ____ times over ____ minutes
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3 x over 15 min
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thrombolysis meds for MI
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TPA - tissue plasminogen activator, streptokinase
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all thrombolytic agents work by converting __________ to _________
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plasminogen to plasmin
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hospital goal for thombolysis is :
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30 minutes
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gold standard antiarrythmic
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amiodarone
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Beat blockers are good for this type of patient:
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early presentation, tachycardic, HTN, anterior wall MI
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Atropine will be given for bradycardia related to AMI, but is short term adn is followed by:
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transvernous pacemaker
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large interior wall MI within 24 hrs, or MIs associated with CHF (ejection fraction <40%) should get these:
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ACEi
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normal ejection fraction
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>60%
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occlusions greater than 75% get:
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CABG
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occlusions less than 75% may get:
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PTCA (angiography)
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balloon pumps are for :
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cardiogenic shock
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to circumvent valves in harvested veins used for CABG:
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they are turned inside out
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this is given for AMI but is stopped in 4-6 weeks if LV function is preserved and no CHF
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ACEi
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This drug will be used indefinitely for AF, but only three months for large anterior AMI
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coumadin
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Strong associated factor with Buerger's disease
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smoking
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Sign of Buerger's disease
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claudication: muscle pain cuased by inadequate blood supply
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