Respiratory

Introduction – Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Presentation Evaluation Treatment Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

Overview Airway lining pseudostratified ciliated columnar cells extend to the bronchioles   mucus secretions are

Snapshot Introduction Etiologies of Pulmonary Hypertension Primary Etiologies Etiology Key Points Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension

Introduction Defined as expectoration for > 3 months for > 2 consecutive years Pathophysiology overproduction of

Overview Definition inhalation of small dust particles (coni = latin for dust) Pathophysiology varied and

Introduction A condition characterized bydilation of air spaces (with ↓ elasticity and ↑ compliance)  due

Introduction Pathophysiology aka hyaline membrane disease immature fetal lungs have a deficiency in surfactant 

Snapshot A previously healthy 30-year-old African American woman has fatigue, arthralgia, and a nodular

Overview Therapeutic strategies for treating asthma include: decreasing inflammation increasing sympathetic tone There are

Snapshot A five-year-old with severe asthma is being treated in the ER with a

Snapshot A 3-year-old boy with a history of recurrent pneumonia and chronic diarrhea. His