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Definition of disease. Eg. Asthma, dysnpea, cyanosis, hyperventilation, hypoventilation, atelectasis, apnea, orthopnea Exams for pulmonary:PFT pulmonary function test--test and what includes TEST ON ALMOST ALL PEOPLE WITH PULMONARY PROBLEMSSigns and symptoms clinical of pulmonary edema- SOB Crackles in lungs, color Each disease signs and symptoms. Cause and pathology of disease, lung cancer-cause is smoking, pathology- ADENO large cell, small cell. SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS Pneumonia-cause infection, most common cause-what pathology-bacteria(causes inflammation of lungs) or virus, signs of symptoms-fever, SOB, RISK FACTORS VIRAL, BACTERIAL, COMMUNITY ACQUIRED, ASPIRATION, best exam- culture. What are u looking in the chest x-ray- white on the x-ray atelactesis. Hemoptosis KNOW Blood gas analysis: concepts, pH, hyper and hypoventalate, O2, CO2 SIDS-cause, pathology, prevention, when occurs, WHO IS AT RISK? Pulmonary edema-what is it, causes, signs and symptoms, what to look for in chest x-ray. Laryngeal cancer- cause-pathology, SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS Focus on emphysema, asthma, pneumoniacause, pathology-distruction Classify asthma, MAJOR CAUSE, CLINICAL SIGNS, PATHOLOGY http://www.familyallergy.com/asthma/asthma-classification Emphysema MAJOR CAUSE, CLINICAL SIGNS, PATHOLOGY Classification by physician has nothing to do with cause and pathology
Bronchitis, symptoms, aggravating factors/ TRIGGERS, INFECTION exacerbates disease TB-cause, bacteria, pathology, signs and symptoms, DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, SKIN TEST-EXPOSED TO IT, ACTIVE DISEASE- SPUTUM, CULTURES FIRST THING IN THE MORNING Krub-signs and symptoms, cause PE-cause-dVT, signs and symptoms, make sure you know signs and symptoms for this exam. Cystic fibrosis-diagnostic, signs and symptoms, cause &pathology-same, WHAT AGGRAVATES IT? Sleep apnea- risk, what is it, primary treatment- SURGERY-REMOVE UVULA, NOT CPAP AS PRIMARY TREATMENT Newborn and respiratory distress syndrome-what is it, when does it occur and cause. Apgar score, signs and symptoms, causes. Acute respiratory distress in adult-pathophysiology behind them, cause, clinical signs.This will be hardest on the test. Cyanosis, Dypnea, Orthopenia, Apnea Hemoptosis Hepoxemia, hypoxia- KNOW DIFFERENCE PE-clinical signsCAUSE, SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS, PATHOLOGY Different types of pneumothoraxFlial chest-rib cage is broken, puncture lungs-pneumothorax- intubate, CAB-circulation, airway and breathing (what the first thing u look at in emergency) AED first and then do CAB. Atelectasis- first exam to do- Chest Xray EMPYEMAKNOW WHEEZING
KNOW DIFFERENCES IN ASSESSMENTS BETWEEN ADULTS AND PEDS CROUP- SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS PULMONARY EMBOLI- CAUSE/ DVT/ REDUCED AIR/BLOOD FLOW=TISSUE DESTRUCTION, CLINICAL SIGNS, ARDS- ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME- READ IN THE BOOK- BOTH ADULT AND PEDS, KNOW SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS AND PATHOLOGY.