Flashcards in COPD PP 1-20 Deck (59)
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3 classifications of obstructive pulmonary disorders (3)
1) In wall of lumen
2) Increasing pressure around the outside of the airway lumen
3) Airway lumen
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Airway obstruction that is reversible (not completely in some patients)
Asthma
3
Airway inflammation
Increased airway responsiveness to a variety of stimuli
Asthma
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Most common chronic disease of children
Asthma
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Immunohistopathologic features of asthma include ______ and mast cell activation
edema
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Inflammatory cell infiltration by _______, ______, and lymphocytes in asthma
neutrophils; eosinophils
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Inflammation of the airway in asthma includes acute ________
bronchospasm
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Mucosal edema, mucous plug formation in ______
asthma
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In asthma there is ______ remodeling: thickening of basement membrane
airway wall
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Wheezing manifestation of ______
asthma
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Tightness of chest manifestation of ______
asthma
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Dyspnea manifestation of______
asthma
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Cough (dry or productive) manifestation of ______
asthma
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Increased sputum production (thick, tenacious, scant, and viscid) in ______
asthma
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Hyperinflated chest manifestation of _______
asthma
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Decreased breath sounds manifestation of _____
asthma
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Clinical manifestations of severe asthma attack include Use of accessory muscles of respiration
_______ retractions
intercostal
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Clinical manifestations of severe asthma attack include distant breath sounds with ________ wheezing
inspiratory
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Clinical manifestations of severe asthma attack include _____ and ______
orthopnea; agitation
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Clinical manifestations of severe asthma attack include tachypnea, which is > ______bpm, and tachycardia >______bpm,
30; 120
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Clinical manifestations of severe asthma attack include ______ paradoxus
pulsus
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________ is NOT a good indication of airflow in severe asthma attack
wheezing
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PEFR < ______L/min in severe asthma attack
80
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You can diagnose asthma through radiographic finding, which includes ______ with flattening of the _____-
hyperinflation; diaphragm
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You can diagnose asthma through _______ examination
sputum
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Charcot-Leyden crystals
Eosinophils
Curschmann spirals are types of ______ examination in _____
sputum; asthma
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You can diagnose asthma through ______ function tests
pulmonary
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Forced expiratory volumes ______ while diagnosing asthma
decrease
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Determines index of airway function when diagnosing asthma
Peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR)
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