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=Neoplasms of the Lungs= | =Neoplasms of the Lungs= | ||
*Solitary Pulmonary Nodules | *Solitary Pulmonary Nodules | ||
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**Start LD CT screening in smokers at age '''50'''. | **Start LD CT screening in smokers at age '''50'''. | ||
+ | =Sarcoidosis= | ||
+ | *H&P: Usually presents in young adults. Fever, cough, malaise, fatigue, weight loss, dyspnea, knee/ankle arthritis, '''hepatomegaly, Bells palsy''' | ||
+ | *Dx: '''GRUELING mnemonic''' (Granulomas, Rheumatoid arthritis, Uveitis, Erythema nodosum, Lymphadenitis, Interstitial fibrosis, Negative PPD, Gammaglobulinemia). CXR is best screening test, 90% have bilateral hilar or mediastinal adenopathy. CBC can show decreases in any of the cell lines. LFTs show elevated Alk phos. Ddx includes TB, lymphoma, fungal infection, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, HIV, berylliosis. | ||
+ | *Tx: Steroids for flares. Methotrexate for maintenance. | ||
=Pleural Disease= | =Pleural Disease= |
Revision as of 20:10, 11 January 2023
Obstructive Lung Disease
Asthma
Bronchiectasis
COPD
Restrictive Lung Disease
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Systemic Sarcoidosis
- Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
- Pneumoconiosis
- Eosinophilic Pulmonary Syndromes
Acute Respiratory Failure
Hypoxemia
ARDS
Pulmonary Vascular Disease
Pulmonary Hypertension/Cor Pulmonale
Pulmonary Embolism
Neoplasms of the Lungs
- Solitary Pulmonary Nodules
- Start LD CT screening in smokers at age 50.
Sarcoidosis
- H&P: Usually presents in young adults. Fever, cough, malaise, fatigue, weight loss, dyspnea, knee/ankle arthritis, hepatomegaly, Bells palsy
- Dx: GRUELING mnemonic (Granulomas, Rheumatoid arthritis, Uveitis, Erythema nodosum, Lymphadenitis, Interstitial fibrosis, Negative PPD, Gammaglobulinemia). CXR is best screening test, 90% have bilateral hilar or mediastinal adenopathy. CBC can show decreases in any of the cell lines. LFTs show elevated Alk phos. Ddx includes TB, lymphoma, fungal infection, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, HIV, berylliosis.
- Tx: Steroids for flares. Methotrexate for maintenance.
Pleural Disease
Pleural Effusion
Pneumothorax
Pulmonary Sleep Disorders
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome
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.
- Reintubate early in a patient who develops laryngeal edema with impending respiratory failure.
- Chronic cough differential includes: foreign body (especially in a child)