Surfs up
Get pitted in these surfactant producing cells
What are type II pneumocytes?
Asthmatic Andy will have this sound on exhalation
What is wheezing? (He’ll also have hyperresonance to percussion!)
The slope of a pressure-volume curve represents this property of the lungs
What is compliance?
This immunoglobulin class is associated with asthma
What is IgE?
These are the most common X-ray findings for someone with COPD (2 of them)
What is barrel chest and flat diaphragm?
Surfactant Sally has some stretchy lungs because surfactant increases this respiratory parameter
What is compliance?
Borborygmi (bowel sounds) in the thorax are indicative of this pathology
What is congenital diaphragmatic hernia?
Taking a deep breath and blowing out the candles on your birthday cake represents this capacity
What is forced vital capacity?
Oh albuterol, you make my lungs feel full when you bind to this receptor
What is B2?
The girl from emphysema will break your heart and destroy these structures
What are alveolar sacs?
Surfactant starts forming towards the end of this embryological phase
What is the canalicular phase?
Pneumonia will have this effect on your “blue balloons”
What is increased fremitus (louder)?
COPDers need cones and sprinkles for this finding seen on volume-flow rate curves
What is scooping? (reduced FEV1)
This pesky interleukin recruits eosinophils
What is IL-5?
This genotype is associated with significant risk for panacinar emphysema
What is PiZZ (homozygous)? (PiM and PiZ)
You’ve got some mature lungs if this ratio is greater than 2.0
What is lecithin:sphingomyelin?
You’ll have dull percussion and absent fremitus in this pathology
What is pleural effusion?
To blow off Jr.’s CO2, progesterone in pregnancy increases tidal volume and RR, ultimately increasing this time-based parameter
What is Minute Ventilation?
Romain is suffering an asthma attack. You later notice this skin finding which is commonly associated with asthma
What is Eczema or atopic dermatitis (atopic triad)?
Most acute COPD exacerbations are preceded by these
What are upper respiratory infections?
This secretory organelle releases surfactant
What are lamellar bodies?
Tell me a secret about your pneumonia with this physical exam finding
What is whispered pectoriloquy?
In order to “respond to bronchodilators,” these spirometry changes need to be seen
What is 12% increase in FEV1 and 200mL increase?
This drug used in acute asthma inhibits adenosine receptors
What is theophylline (methylxanthine)?
Make sure to order labs to check on this organ when a non-smoker presents centrilobular emphysema
What is the Liver? (Alpha 1 antitrypsin is associated with liver cirrhosis)