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A Case-based Introduction to Select Cardiovascular and Respiratory Diseases

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Acute pericarditis Cardiac Tamponade Acute infective endocarditis Acute rheumatic fever Bronchial asthma Chronic bronchitis Emphysema Pancoast tumor Pulmonary embolism Pneumonias and Lung Abscess 2

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A 35-year-old woman presents with acute chest pain and a nonproductive cough. Review of systems reveals a history of malar rash, fatigue, and migratory polyarthritis. On physical examination, she is found to have a friction rub and distant heart sounds and she complains of increased pain when supine. An increased jugular venous pressure is noted with inspiration and diffuse ST elevations are seen on most ECG leads. You initiate therapy with corticosteroids and refer her to a rheumatologist and a cardiologist.

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 Inflammation of pericardium [ A , red arrows]  Commonly presents with sharp pain, aggravated by inspiration, and relieved by sitting up and leaning forward  Often complicated by pericardial effusion [betw. yellow arrows in A ]  Presents with friction rub, ECG changes include widespread (diffuse) ST-segment elevation  Causes include idiopathic (most common= Tao Le T and Bhushan V. First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 2017. New York, NY: presumed viral), confirmed infection (eg, McGraw-Hill ,2017.

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A 75-year-old woman with a history of metastatic breast cancer presents to the emergency department complaining of weakness and difficulty breathing. On physical examination, her blood pressure is 90/50 and her heart sounds are distant and faint. You also note that she has an increased JVP. When an ECG reveals a QRS complex height that varies from one heart beat to the next, you prepare for an immediate pericardiocentesis.

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 Compression of heart by fluid (eg, blood, effusions [arrows in A ] in pericardial space)  ↓CO.  Equilibration of diastolic pressures in all 4 chambers  Findings: Beck triad (hypotension, distended neck veins, distant heart sounds), ↑ HR, pulsus paradoxus*  ECG shows low-voltage QRS and electrical alternans (due to “swinging” movement of heart in large effusion) *Pulsus paradoxus= ↓ in amplitude of systolic BP by > 10 mm Hg during inspiration 

Seen in cardiac tamponade, asthma, obstructive sleep apnea, pericarditis, croup

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A 30-year-old man presents to the emergency room with sudden high fever and shaking chills. A new murmur localized to the mitral valve is heard. The patient has bilateral nail-bed hemorrhages, painful nodules on the tips of his fingers and toes, an erythematous rash on his palms and soles, and white spots surrounded by hemorrhage in his retina. You immediately begin the patient on broad spectrum antibiotics and order blood cultures and an echocardiogram to confirm the diagnosis.

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 Fever (most common symptom), new murmur,  Roth spots (round white spots on retina surrounded by hemorrhage (A)  Osler nodes tender (painful ) raised lesions on finger or toe pads (B)  due to immune complex deposition  Janeway lesions (small, painless, erythematous lesions on palm or sole) C ,  glomerulonephritis, septic arterial or pulmonary emboli,  Splinter hemorrhages D on nail bed

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Acute—S aureus (high virulence)  Large vegetations on previously normal valves (E)  Rapid onset

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Subacute—viridans streptococci (low virulence)  Smaller vegetations on congenitally abnormal or diseased valves  Sequela of dental procedures Gradual onset 9

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 Mitral valve is most frequently involved  Tricuspid valve endocarditis is assoc. w IV drug abuse (don’t “tri” drugs) S aureus, Pseudomonas, and Candida  Culture ⊝; most likely Coxiella burnetii, Bartonella spp., HACEK (Haemophilus, Aggregatibacter (formerly Actinobacillus),

Cardiobacterium, Eikenella, Kingella)

 Remember: ♥ Bacteria FROM JANE ♥: Fever Roth spots Osler nodes Murmur Janeway lesions Anemia Nail-bed hemorrhage Emboli Marc Imhotep Cray, M.D.

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A10-year-old girl presents to the clinic with fever, malaise, migratory polyarthritis, and a blanching erythematous ring-shaped rash over her proximal extremities. On further questioning, you find out that she suffered from a severe sore throat 2 to 3 weeks ago. Serum studies demonstrate an ESR of 100 and a positive anti–streptolysin O titer. You worry that she may suffer from valvular heart disease during her adult years as a result of her current condition.

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 A consequence of pharyngeal infection with group A β-hemolytic streptococci  Late sequelae include rheumatic heart disease, which affects heart valves—mitral > aortic >> tricuspid (high-pressure valves affected most) Early lesion  mitral valve regurgitation Late lesion mitral stenosis

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 Assoc. w  Aschoff bodies (granuloma w giant J♥NES (Major Dx Criteria): cells [blue arrows in A ]) Joint (migratory polyarthritis)  Anitschkow cells (enlarged ♥ (carditis) macrophages with ovoid, wavy, rod- Nodules in skin (subcutaneous) like nucleus [red arrow in A ]) Erythema marginatum  ↑antistreptolysin O (ASO) titers Sydenham chorea 12 Marc Imhotep Cray, M.D.

 Immune mediated (type II hypersensitivity)  Not a direct effect of bacteria antibodies to M protein cross-react with self antigens (molecular mimicry)  Treatment/prophylaxis: penicillin

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Lung volumes  Inspiratory reserve volume Air that can still be breathed in after normal inspiration  Tidal volume Air that moves into lung with each quiet inspiration, typically 500 mL  Expiratory reserve volume Air that can still be breathed out after normal expiration  Residual volume Air in lung after maximal expiration; RV and any lung capacity that includes RV cannot be measured by spirometry 14

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Lung Capacities  Inspiratory capacity IRV + TV Air that can be breathed in after normal exhalation  Functional residual capacity RV + ERV Volume of gas in lungs after normal expiration  Vital capacity TV + IRV + ERV Maximum volume of gas that can be expired after a maximal inspiration  Total lung capacity IRV + TV + ERV + RV Volume of gas present in lungs after a maximal inspiration 15

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Spirometry

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 Obstructive lung volumes > normal (↑ TLC, ↑ FRC, ↑RV)  Restrictive lung volumes < normal (↓ TLC, ↓ FRC, ↓ RV)  In obstructive, FEV1 is more dramatically reduced compared with FVC  decreased FEV1/FVC ratio  In restrictive, FVC is more reduced or close to same compared with FEV1  increased or normal FEV1/FVC ratio

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1. Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases (OPDs) 2. Restrictive Lung Diseases (RLDs) 3. Vascular Lung Diseases 4. Pulmonary Infectious Diseases 5. Tumors of the Lung and Pleura

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Obstruction of air flow air trapping in lungs Airways close prematurely at high lung volumes  ↑RV and ↑ FRC, ↑ TLC PFTs: ↓↓FEV1, ↓ FVC  ↓FEV1/FVC ratio (hallmark), V˙/Q˙ mismatch Chronic, hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction can lead to cor pulmonale

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Schematic representation of overlap between chronic obstructive lung diseases:

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INTERRELATIONSHIPS OF CHRONIC BRONCHITIS AND EMPHYSEMA

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A 44-year-old man presents to your office complaining of a persistent cough, which is productive of copious sputum.

He admits that he is a heavy smoker and has suffered from similar coughs for several years. Physical examination reveals diffuse wheezing and crackles. You suspect that this patient will have a decreased FEV1/FVC ratio and strongly suggest that he stop smoking.

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PRESENTATION  Findings: wheezing, crackles, cyanosis (hypoxemia due to shunting), dyspnea, CO2 retention, 2° polycythemia PATHOLOGY  Hypertrophy and hyperplasia of mucussecreting glands in bronchi Reid index (thickness of mucosal gland layer to thickness of wall between epithelium and cartilage) > 50% OTHER  Diagnostic criteria: productive cough for > 3 months in a year for > 2 consecutive years

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PRESENTATION  Centriacinar=associated with smoking (A ,B) Frequently in upper lobes (smoke rises up)  Panacinar=assoc. w α1-antitrypsin deficiency Frequently in lower lobes PATHOLOGY  Enlargement of air spaces ↓ recoil,↑ compliance, ↓ DLCO from destruction of alveolar walls (arrow in C )  ↑ elastase activity  ↑ loss of elastic fibers  ↑ lung compliance

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A63-year-old man presents to your office complaining of worsening shortness of breath over the past year. You know that this patient has smoked two packs of cigarettes a day for the past 45 years. As you are talking to the patient, you notice that he is using his accessory muscles of respiration to breathe, that his chest is barrel shaped and that he is breathing carefully through pursed lips. Using a spirometer, you determine that he has a decreased FEV1/FVC ratio and an increased TLC. You tell the patient that it is imperative that he stop smoking and prescribe him a tiotropium inhaler.

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P OTHER FINDINGS  CXR: ↑AP diameter, flattened diaphragm, ↑ lung field lucency  Barrel-shaped chest (D)  Exhalation through pursed lips to increase airway pressure and prevent airway collapse

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An 8-year-old girl is brought into an urgent-care clinic complaining of shortness of breath. Her past medical history is significant for multiple allergies. Upon physical examination, you hear expiratory wheezes and you observe that the patient is using her accessory muscles of respiration. You decide to administer an inhaled β2adrenergic agonist for relief of her symptoms.

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PRESENTATION  Findings: cough, wheezing, tachypnea, dyspnea, hypoxemia, ↓ inspiratory/ expiratory ratio, pulsus paradoxus, mucus plugging (E )  Triggers: viral URIs, allergens, stress  Diagnosis supported by spirometry and methacholine challenge PATHOLOGY  Bronchial hyperresponsiveness reversible bronchoconstriction  Smooth muscle hypertrophy and hyperplasia,  Curschmann spirals (F) (shed epithelium forms whorled mucous plugs), and  Charcot-Leyden crystals (G) (eosinophilic, hexagonal, double-pointed, needlelike crystals formed from breakdown of eosinophils in sputum)

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 OTHER RELATIONSHIPS  Aspirin-induced asthma: COX inhibition leukotriene overproduction airway constriction  Associated with nasal polyps  Obstructive defects by pulmonary function testing  Patients with mild asthma may have entirely normal pulmonary function between exacerbations  During active asthma attacks, all indices of expiratory airflow are reduced, including FEV 1 , FEV 1 /FVC (FEV 1 %), and peak expiratory flow rate  FVC is often also reduced as a result of premature airway closure before full expiration

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 Carcinoma that occurs in apex of lung  may cause Pancoast syndrome by invading cervical sympathetic chain  Compression of locoregional structures may cause array of findings:  Recurrent laryngeal nerve hoarseness  Stellate ganglion  Horner syndrome (ipsilateral ptosis, miosis, anhidrosis)  Superior vena cava  SVC syndrome  Brachiocephalic vein brachiocephalic syndrome (unilateral symptoms)  Brachial plexus  sensorimotor deficits

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An 82-year-old woman presents to the emergency department complaining of severe shortness of breath.

She tells you that her right calf has been sore as well.

On directed history, you discover that she suffered a stroke 6 months ago and has been bedridden ever since.

Further evaluation reveals that she is hypoxic and has elevated D-dimer levels. You decide to begin empiric anticoagulant therapy and you order a ventilationperfusion scan on this patient.

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CLINICAL FINDINGS  V˙/Q˙ mismatch, hypoxemia, respiratory alkalosis  Sudden-onset dyspnea, pleuritic chest pain, tachypnea, tachycardia  Large emboli or saddle embolus A may cause sudden death  Lines of Zahn are interdigitating areas of pink (platelets, fibrin) and red (RBCs) found only in thrombi formed before death help distinguish pre- and postmortem thrombi B  CT pulmonary angiography is imaging test of choice for PE (look for filling defects) C

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Types: (An embolus moves like a FAT BAT) Fat, Air, Thrombus, Bacteria, Amniotic fluid, Tumor  Fat emboli—associated with long bone fractures and liposuction classic triad of hypoxemia, neurologic abnormalities, petechial rash  Amniotic fluid emboli—can lead to DIC, especially postpartum  Air emboli—nitrogen bubbles precipitate in ascending divers (decompression sickness) treat with hyperbaric O2; o or, can be iatrogenic 2° to invasive procedures (eg, central line placement) 35

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Upper respiratory infection  Most are viral: common cold, pharyngitis, etc. Lower respiratory infection  Frequently viral  Bronchitis: cough, wheezing, dyspnea  Pneumonia: cough, fever, rapid respiration,

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A 68-year-old man presents to the emergency department complaining of a fever, dyspnea, and a cough productive of green sputum. Physical examination reveals an illappearing man, breathing heavily. On lung examination, you note bronchial breath sounds and dullness to percussion over the right lower lung lobe. A chest x-ray demonstrates circumscribed opacity over the region of his right lower lung lobe. You obtain sputum and blood cultures and then admit this patient to the hospital for antibiotic treatment.

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A 21-year-old woman presents to the university health clinic complaining of general weakness and a low-grade fever of 3 daysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; duration. Upon directed history, you learn that she has had an occasional cough and dyspnea and that her two roommates have been suffering from similar symptoms.

When a chest x-ray reveals patchy infiltrates, you prescribe her a course of azithromycin and schedule her for a followup visit to make sure that her symptoms have resolved.

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NEONATES CHILDREN (< 4 WK) (4 WK–18 YR)

ADULTS (18–40 YR)

Group B streptococci

Viruses (RSV)

Mycoplasma S pneumoniae S pneumoniae C pneumoniae H influenzae Influenza virus S pneumoniae Anaerobes Anaerobes

(infants–3 yr.)

Viruses (eg, influenza)

E coli

Mycoplasma C trachomatis C pneumoniae

ADULTS (40–65 YR)

Viruses

Mycoplasma

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H influenzae Gram ⊝ rods

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S pneumoniae Runts May Cough Chunky Sputum

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 Alcoholic Klebsiella, anaerobes usually due to aspiration (eg, Peptostreptococcus, Fusobacterium, Prevotella, Bacteroides)  IV drug users S pneumoniae, S aureus  Aspiration Anaerobes  Atypical Mycoplasma, Legionella, Chlamydia  Cystic fibrosis Pseudomonas, S aureus, S pneumoniae,

Burkholderia cepacia

 Immunocompromised S aureus, enteric gram ⊝ rods, fungi, viruses, P jirovecii (with HIV)  Nosocomial (hospital acquired) S aureus, Pseudomonas, other enteric gram ⊝ rods  Postviral S pneumoniae, S aureus, H influenzae 42

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 Localized collection of pus within parenchyma (A)  Caused by aspiration of oropharyngeal contents (especially in pts predisposed to loss of consciousness (LOC) [eg, alcoholics, epileptics]) or bronchial obstruction (eg, cancer)  Air-fluid levels B often seen on CXR Fluid levels common in cavities presence suggests cavitation  Due to anaerobes (eg, Bacteroides, Fusobacterium, Peptostreptococcus) or S

aureus.

 Lung abscess 2° to aspiration is most often found in right lung however, location depends on patient’s position during aspiration.

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Antimicrobial therapy

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Companion Notes Make the Diagnosis with Pathophysiology Q&A. pdf eBooks Bate’s Guide to the Physical Examination and History Taking, Lynn Bickley (with Video) DeGowin’s Diagnostic Examination, 9th Ed. Richard DeGowin,et al.

Textbook of Physical Diagnosis: History and Examination, Mark Schwartz. (with Video) A Practical Guide to Clinical Medicine, Charlie Goldberg and Jan Thompson.

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