| A | B |
|---|
| rhinitis | common cold |
| sinusitis | inflammation of sinuses |
| compliation of sinusitis | middle ear/brain infection |
| pharyngitis, tonsillitis | inflammation of throat & tonsils |
| laryngitis | infection/swelling of mm of larynx |
| causes of laryngitis | allergies, smoking, excessive use of voice |
| tx for laryngitis | voice rest |
| pneumonia | inflamm of alveoli & bronchioles |
| bronchitis | inflamm of mm of bronchi & branches |
| types of pneumonia | viral, bacteria, chemical, aspiration |
| s/s of pneumonia | fever, rusty sputum, sob, cp |
| causes tuberculosis | mycobacterium |
| TB lives best | dark, moist places-few months |
| TB cannot live | heat, ultraviolet light |
| infected w/ TB by | direct contact of infected person |
| class 0 | no exposure/infection |
| TB class 1 | exposure/no infection |
| TB class 2 | latent infection, +PPD |
| TB class 3 | active disease |
| TB class 4 | disease, not active |
| TB class 5 | suspected disease, dx pending |
| TB stage-early period | initial exposure, immune response |
| TB stage-latent period | lesions heal, yrs/lifetime w/out s/s |
| TB stage-secondary period | reactivation, healing & scarring |
| dx test for TB | PPD, CXR, sputum for AFB |
| AFB | acid fast bacillus |
| segmental resection | lobe of lung removed |
| wedge resection | wedge of disease removed |
| lobectomy | entire lobe removed |
| pneumonectomy | entire lung |
| bronchiectasis | irreversible, dilation of bronchi |
| chronic bronchitis | cough >3 mo for 2 yrs |
| emphysema | distention of alveoli, barrel chest |
| asthma | reversible, thick mucous, bronchospasms |
| status asthmaticus | peristent state of asthma attack |
| tx for asthma | inhalers, bronchodilators |
| lung cancer | bldy streaked sputum |
| pleural effusion | ^ fluid in pleural space |
| thoracotomy | surg opening in chest wall |
| flail chest | 2 or > adjacent ribs fx'd, free floating |
| chest tubes-do's | tube under H2O, hemostats, vaseline gauze |
| chest tubes-don't | empty bottle |
| see this when chest tube first inserted | H2O fluctuation, no after lung expanded |
| sleep apnea syndrome | freq brief episodes of resp standstill |
| pneumoconiosis | fibrosis of lungs-asbestos |
| pulmonary HTN | ^pressure in pulm arteries |
| pulmonary embolism | obstr due to clot, air, fat in lungs |
| ARDS | complete collapse of resp system |
| pleurisy | inflam of pleural space, painful |
| lung abscess | localized area of pus in lung |
| empyema | pus/infected fluid in pleural cavity |
| influenza | flue |
