Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- what are some of the causes for this disorder?
-what happens? (first 3 slides after title slide)
-what is MODS?
Asthma
- what is it?
- what is meant by extrinsic vs. intrinsic asthma
-why treat with corticosteroids and bronchodilators?
Chronic Bronchitis
-what is chronic bronchitis? How is it different from acutebronchitis?
Emphysema
- what happens?
What is COPD?
What is cor pulmonale and why is it a complication for COPD,emphysema, chronic bronchitis?
Pneumonia – organisms grow in mucus and cells of nasopharynxbut host defenses are unable to prevent the organisms fromspreading to lower respiratory tract
-what organisms can cause pneumonia?
Pneumothorax
-what is it?
-difference between open, closed, and tensionpneumothorax
-treatment for these
Pulmonary Embolism
-what is it?
-what happens?
SARS
-what does the abbreviation stand for?
-causative agent
Tuberculosis
-main causative organism
-what happens with this infection?
-does a positive TB test mean you necessarily have activedisease?
-how is it transmitted?
-note the infection can spread to other organs besides thelungs
-note the treatment for this disorder
List the more common diagnostic methods used for respiratorydisorders.