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Q. Increasing then decreasing ventilation. Faulty CHEMORECEPTOR RECOGNITION?
Cheyne STOKES
Q. In kussmauls what 2 metabolic conditions will you see this type of breathing?
1. METABOLIC ALKALOSIS
2. DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS
Q. Which sleep apnea treatment is also helpful in COPD?
BiPAP
Q. What is the most common type of PLEURISY?
INFECTIOUS
Q. What is the standard of care for PLEURISY?
CXR
Q. What are 2 natural treatments for PLEURISY?
1. ASCLEPIAS
2. DEMULCENT HERBS
Q. Name the pleural fluid: High protein type, NEOPLASTIC disease?
EXUDATIVE PLEURAL FLUID
Q. Name the pleural fluid: Low PROTEIN type, CHF/ Left Sided?
TRANSUDATIVE PLEURAL FLUID
Q. Name the disease: Air present between visceral/ parietal layers?
Pneumothorax
Q. What is the general cause of SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOthORAX?
1. Blebs "air pockets" in apex area
2. SMOKING
Q. What type of pneumothorax will you see MEDISTINAL/ TRACHEAL SHIFT AWAY from pneumothorax?
TENSION Pneumothorax
Q. How do we TREAT TENSION Pneumothorax?
NEEDLE DECOMPRESSION to ASPIRATE AIR/ FLUID
Q. If the patient has normal to LOW pCO2 what type of acute respiratory failure do they have?
HYPOXEMIC
Q. If the patient has respiratory ACIDOSIS with NO COMPENSTION what type of acute respiratory failiure do they have?
Hypercapnic/Hypoxemic
Q. Name the disease: RAPID & SEVER respiratory failure SECONDARY to DAMAGE to PULMONARY PARENCHYMA caused by TOXIC GASES, DRUGS, BURNS, INFECTIOUS AGENTS, etc?
ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME
Q. When would we want to use controlled airway ventillation management?
POST SURGICAL
Q. What percent of ARDS still result in fatality?
50%
Q. Name the vessel: Thin walled, compensate for large changes in pressure gradients?
PULMONARY ARTERIES
Q. Which vessel system does a pulmonary embolism tend to come from?
SYSTEMIC VEIN
Q. WHat 3 blood proteins are deficient in PULMONARY EMBOLISM?
1. Protein C
2. Antithrombin III
3. Protein S
Q. What are 2 risk factors for Pulmonary Embolism?
1. Post SURGERY
2. POST-Partum
Q. In congestive atelectasis what type of CLOT blockage will we see?
PARTIAL BLOCKAGE
Q. In PULMONARY INFARCTION what type of CLOT blockage will we see?
FULL BLOCKAGE
Q. What is the allopathic treatment for Pulmonary Embolism?
Anti-Coagulants: Heparin-In Hospital
Q. What is the naturopathic treatment for Pulmonary Embolism?
Nattokinase
Q. What does Pulmonary Hypertension lead to?
RIGHT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY
Q. What are 2 contributing factors to Pulmonary Hypertension?
1. Emboli Occlusion
2. Elevated Left Arterial Pressure
Q. What SYNDROME is Primary Pulmonary Hypertension associated with?
RAYNAUDS SYNDROME
Q. What is the MAIN CAUSE of Primary Pulmonary Hypertension?
THROMBOEMBOLISM
Q. Pulmonary Venous Hypertension can be caused by
CHRONIC LEFT VENTRICULAR FAILURE
Q. What is the genetic factor associated with LUNG CANCER?
Cytochrome P450 SYSTEM reduced function
Q. Name the Histological cancer Category: Cavitations and intrathoracic spread of the cancer is characteristic of which lung cancer?
SQUAMOUS CELL LUNG CANCER
Q. Name the Histological cancer Category: Invasive type, **PRODUCES POLYPEPTIDE HORMONES, **GENERALLY UNRESPONSIVE TO CHEMO?
SMALL CELL CARCINOMA
Q. Which type of carcinoma is secondary to PREVIOUS scarring/disease of cells?
LARGE CELL CARCINOMA
Q. Name the cancer type: Present in YOUNG ADULTS, Hemoptysis, DISTAL Pneumonia to Mass?
BRONCHIAL CARCINOID TUMORS
Q. If the tumor has rapid growth it is most likely what?
CANCER
Q. Name the cancer type: Exposure to ASBESTOS 30-40yrs prior to clinical development of cancer, VERY POOR PROGNOSIS?
MESOTHELIOMIA
Q. In medistinal lung cancer what will we see?
PHRENIC/ Laryngeal NERVE PRALYSIS
Q. What 2 ways do we diagnose LUNG CANCER?
1. CT IMAGING: Check enlarged LYMPH MASSES
2. BIOPSY
Q. WHat type of cancer is SURGERY CONTRAINDICATED?
SMALL CELL CARCINOMA
Q. What type of pulmonary hypertension is COPD?
Secondary