Asthma
COPD
Heart Failure
Pneumonia
Tuberculosis
100
Asthma is a chronic lung disease that causes what in the airways?
Inflammation
100
True or False: damage from COPD is reversible
False, the damage is irreversible
100
Heart failure leads to what?
Decreased cardiac output or inability to fill or pump blood effectively.
100
Name the 4 types of PNA
Community acquired
Hospital acquired
Ventilator associated
Aspiration
100
TB only affects the lungs. True or False
False, TB can affect the brain, kidneys, spine, lymph nodes, liver and joints
200
What medication class do we avoid in patient with asthma?
Beta Blockers- they can cause bronchospasms
200
What 2 illnesses can lead to having a COPD diagnosis?
Emphysema and Chronic Bronchitis
200
True or False; JVD and hepatomegaly are symptoms of R sided heart failure?
True
200
The most common bacteria related to PNA is?
Streptococcus Pneumoniae
200
Name the 2 types of TB
Latent and Active
300
The rescue drug Albuterol is meant to do what?
Albuterol is a bronchodilator
300
Which is the Pink Puffer and which is the Blue Bloater?
The thin man to the left is the pink puffer and the man to the right is the blue bloater.
300
What is the normal value for ejection fraction?
55-70% less than 40% is bad
300
How does an incentive spirometer help with PNA?
It helps pop open alveoli and improve gas exchange
300
What type of Isolation should TB patient's be in?
Airborne
400
A peak flow meter determines what?
How fast air can be expelled from the lungs. Determines if the asthma is controlled.
400
What is the common long term outcome of COPD that presents as a Blue Bloater?
Right sided heart failure
400
Lisinopril is what class of drug?
Bonus question- what is the most common side effect?
ACE Inhibitor
Cough
400
What are the abnormal breath sounds you would hear with PNA?
Crackles
400
The TB med Rifampin is known to do what to the urine?
Rifampin is known to change the urine and secretions an orange color.
500
Before giving corticosteroid inhalers or nebulizers you give what inhaler first?
Albuterol is always given first to open up the airways and to allow the other meds to go deep into the lungs.
500
Normal oxygen levels for COPD is 88-92% therefore if they are given too much O2 what medical diagnosis could happen?
Hypercapnia- CO2 retention which is a buildup of carbon dioxide affecting the brain and heart.
500
What pulse must be checked before giving digoxin?
Apical
500
Neuro changes are a common symptom of PNA in the elderly. True or False
True
500
All of the TB meds can cause what organ damage?
Liver