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Lower Airway Disorders

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Define bronchitis:   show
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show Upper respiratory infections  
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show *Productive cough *Low grade fever *Diffuse rhonchi/wheezes, dyspnea *Chest pain *Generalized malaise, and headache  
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show health, presence of headache, and/or aching chest pain  
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show Respiratory infections, Due to retained pulmonary secretions.  
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What causes legionnaires disease?   show
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show *Influenza *Legionella disease (results in life threatening pneumonia)  
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show *Significantly elevated temperature 102f - 105f (38.8c - 40.5c) *Headache *Diarrhea *General malaise *NONPRODUCTIVE cough with tachypnea *crackles and wheezing *Signs of shock *HEMATURIA indicating renal failure  
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Anthrax most commonly infects what?   show
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How is anthrax spread?   show
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True or False: A person infected with anthrax is at high risk for infecting others.   show
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What is the most common form of anthrax?   show
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What is the least common form of anthrax?   show
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What do anthrax bacterial toxins cause?   show
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show It appears first like an insect bite (macule/papule), then black eschar formation and edema to site appears.  
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The initial symptoms of anthrax resembles what? Excluding what?   show
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show Blood loss and shock  
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show *Inhalation anthrax (widened mediastinum) *Pneumonia (infiltrates)  
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show Trick question. No single reliable screening is available.  
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What is the most reliable screening for cutaneous and GI anthrax?   show
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What antibiotic is the treatment of choice for anthrax, and how long should it be taken?   show
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show 30 days antibiotic and 3 doses of anthrax vaccine  
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How is tuberculosis aquired?   show
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What does tuberculosis result in?   show
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True or False: tuberculosis has rapid onset.   show
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show Via the blood and lymphatic system.  
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show Tuberculosis infection. Only 10% of infections progress to disease.  
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What is the bacteria involved with tuberculosis?   show
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The rate of TB in foreign born americans increased how much since 1986?   show
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show 15 million  
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show False. Many PTs with TB disply no s/s.  
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show *Fatigue *Anorexia/weight loss *Productive cough *Fever *Weakness  
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What are the late signs of TB?   show
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show Sputum culture  
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What kind of room do TB PTs require, and what is needed upon exiting room?   show
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show True.  
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What medications are used to treat TB?   show
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show 50%  
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show prevention of meningococcal meningitis  
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What should you avoid while taking isoniazid for TB?   show
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Why must foods with tyramine and histamine be avoided while on isoniazid?   show
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What can be taken to minimize the s/s when foods with tyramine/histamine are taken with isoniazid?   show
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What happens when antiacids are taken with isoniazid?   show
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What happens when alchohol is taken with isoniazid?   show
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show *amikacin *Capreomycin *Cycloserine *Ethionamide *Levofloxacin *Ofloxacin *Para-aminosalicylic acid (PAS)  
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Rifampin and isoniazid are 1st or 2nd line drug?   show
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show Ethambutol  
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What is an expected adverse effect of rifampin?   show
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show phenytoin  
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rifampin significantly decreases levels of what drug?   show
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How would you administer anti-TB drugs if GI upset/irritation occures   show
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What is pneumonia?   show
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show Winter and spring  
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show Infants and elderly  
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List 3 causes of pneumonia   show
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list 3 clinical manifistations of pneumonia   show
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What are manifistations of Streptoccocal /pneumococcal pneumonia?   show
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show *Rust colored sputum *possible friction rub *COPIOUS SALMON COLORED SPUTUM  
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show Same as stRep + more of a gradual onset; more inflam of the terminal brochioles and alveoli (bronchopneumonia); if tx delayed beyond second day>>critically ill pt w/ increased risk of mortality rate  
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show *Croupy cough *Arthralgias (joint pain) *Yellow or green sputum  
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show Hemophilus  
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show *Severe, non-productive cough *Crackles *Decreased breath sounds  
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What are the manifistations of viral pneumonia?   show
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List 2 antibiotics used to treat pneumonia   show
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List 4 Tx in the medical management of pneumonia   show
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True or False: Deep breathing exercises are discouraged for pneumonia PTs due to the inflammation to the lungs and pleural rub   show
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show Critically ill PTs  
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show True  
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show Bacterial aspiration  
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How do the s/s of pneumonia differ in older adults?   show
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show *Antitussives work by suppressing cough *Expectorants work by breaking down and thinning secretions, relying on coughs to expel mucus  
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What is the use of antitussives?   show
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What is the action of antitussives?   show
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What is the action of expectorants?   show
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show False. They both fall under the 'antitussive' category.  
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What are the contraindications of antitussives?   show
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show *Asthmatics *Geriatrics *Debilitated patients  
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show True.  
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show *Dizziness *Drowsiness *Nausea *Vomiting  
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show An inflammation of visceral and parietal pleura  
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show *Bacterial *Tuberculosis *Pleural trauma *Pulmonary infarction *Lung cancer *Viral infections of intercostal muscles  
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show *SHARP PAIN ON ISNPIRATION *Fever and dry cough *Dyspnea *Elevated temperature  
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When does the pain of UNTREATED pleurisy subside?   show
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show On the affected side  
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Define pleural effusion:   show
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show INFECTED fluid accumilation in the pleural space.  
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show Fever persists despite antibiotics.  
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show *Thoracentesis *Chest tube placement *Antibiotics  
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What is a chest tube inserted for (Tx, not disease)   show
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show Closed  
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True or False: A single chest tube is placed at the base of the affected plural space to drain accumilated fluids.   show
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How should a PT with chest tubes be placed, and why?   show
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show *Hypoventilation *Shallow breathing post-op *Mucus accumulation *Compression from tumors *Stasis pneumonia *Aspiration  
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What is atelectasis?   show
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What causes atelectasis? (mechanism, not diseases)   show
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show *May cause few, if any, symptoms. *Fever, dyspnia, hypertension, TACHYPNEA if symptoms do occur.  
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