Difference between revisions of "Pulmonology"

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=Missed Concepts=
 
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*Get a speech and swallow eval in patients with evidence of aspiration pneumonia (sour taste in mouth, pulmonary consolidation surrounding an abscess with an air-fluid level).
 
*Get a speech and swallow eval in patients with evidence of aspiration pneumonia (sour taste in mouth, pulmonary consolidation surrounding an abscess with an air-fluid level).
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*Chest PT and suctioning are used for post-op atelectasis. In patients with wheezing in the early post-operative period, think bronchospasm and consider scheduled nebulized bronchodilators.

Revision as of 17:33, 11 January 2023

Obstructive Lung Disease

Restrictive Lung Disease

  • Interstitial Lung Disease
  • Systemic Sarcoidosis
  • Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
  • Pneumoconiosis
  • Eosinophilic Pulmonary Syndromes

Acute Respiratory Failure

Pulmonay Vascular Disease

Neoplasms of the Lungs

  • Solitary Pulmonary Nodules
  • Lung Cancer

Pleural Disease

Pulmonary Sleep Disorders

Missed Concepts

  • Get a speech and swallow eval in patients with evidence of aspiration pneumonia (sour taste in mouth, pulmonary consolidation surrounding an abscess with an air-fluid level).
  • Chest PT and suctioning are used for post-op atelectasis. In patients with wheezing in the early post-operative period, think bronchospasm and consider scheduled nebulized bronchodilators.