1MBChB Respiratory Flashcards
Stony dull to percussion
Pleural effusion
Alveolar bat’s wings, Kerley B lines, Cardiomegaly, Dilated upper lobe vessels, Effusion (ABCDE!)
Pulmonary oedema
Ground-glass appearance on CXR
Pulmonary fibrosis
ARDS in neonates
ZN stain +ve for acid-fast bacilli
Tuberculosis
+ve anti-glomerular basement membrane antibodies
Goodpasture’s syndrome
Chest infection with a parrot/pigeon as a pet
Chlamydophila psittaci
Dry cough and diarrhoea, with a background of holiday abroad + contact with foreign water
Legionella pneumophila
Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy
Erythema nodosum
Afro-Caribbean
Sarcoidosis
Bronchiole widening, signet ring sign on CT
Bronchiectasis
D-sign on CXR
Empyema
Steeple sign on CXR
Laryngotracheobronchitis (croup)
Red jelly sputum
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Rusty sputum
Pneumococcal pneumonia
Cannonball metastasis, weight loss and haematuria
Primary renal cell carcinoma
ACTH-secreting lung tumour
Small cell carcinoma