Asthma pathophysiology and diagnosis — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: Asthma may present with _____ on CXR

Answer: peribronchial cuffing

Flashcard 2: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) may present with chronic cough and adult-onset _____

Answer: asthma

Flashcard 3: What respiratory pathology is commonly associated with Churg-Strauss syndrome? _____

Answer: Asthma

Flashcard 4: Nasal polyps are associated with _____ in adults

Answer: aspirin-intolerant asthma

Flashcard 5: Does a vascular function curve showing a **decrease** in mean systemic filling pressure (MSFP) reflect a patient with chronic anemia or anaphylaxis?

Answer: Anaphylaxis

Extra: Anaphylaxis causes venous dilation, which increases venous compliance and decreases the **mean systemic filling pressure (MSFP)**, shifting the x-intercept of the venous return curve to the left. In contrast, **chronic anemia** involves an increase in blood volume (increasing MSFP) and a decrease in blood viscosity (increasing the slope of the venous return and cardiac output curves).

Flashcard 6: _____ is defined as bronchial hyperresponsiveness with reversible airway bronchoconstriction

Answer: Asthma

Flashcard 7: What is the treatment for an acute, severe asthma exacerbation? _____

Answer: Short-acting beta-2 agonists (SABA), inhaled ipratropium, and systemic corticosteroids

Flashcard 8: What signs/symptoms define Kartagener syndrome?

Answer: Subset of PCD with triad of bronchiectasis, chronic sinusitis, and situs inversus

Flashcard 9: When primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) presents with the triad of bronchiectasis, chronic sinusitis, and situs inversus, what is it called?

Answer: Kartagener syndrome