1MBChB Respiratory Flashcards

1
Q

Stony dull to percussion

A

Pleural effusion

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Alveolar bat’s wings, Kerley B lines, Cardiomegaly, Dilated upper lobe vessels, Effusion (ABCDE!)

A

Pulmonary oedema

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Ground-glass appearance on CXR

A

Pulmonary fibrosis

ARDS in neonates

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

ZN stain +ve for acid-fast bacilli

A

Tuberculosis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

+ve anti-glomerular basement membrane antibodies

A

Goodpasture’s syndrome

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Chest infection with a parrot/pigeon as a pet

A

Chlamydophila psittaci

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Dry cough and diarrhoea, with a background of holiday abroad + contact with foreign water

A

Legionella pneumophila

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy
Erythema nodosum
Afro-Caribbean

A

Sarcoidosis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Bronchiole widening, signet ring sign on CT

A

Bronchiectasis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

D-sign on CXR

A

Empyema

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Steeple sign on CXR

A

Laryngotracheobronchitis (croup)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Red jelly sputum

A

Klebsiella pneumoniae

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Rusty sputum

A

Pneumococcal pneumonia

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Cannonball metastasis, weight loss and haematuria

A

Primary renal cell carcinoma

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

ACTH-secreting lung tumour

A

Small cell carcinoma

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

PTH-secreting lung tumour

A

Squamous cell carcinoma

17
Q

Eggshell calcification near the hila

A

Silicosis

18
Q

Apical lung lesion of secondary tuberculosis infection

A

Assmann focus

19
Q

Thumbprint sign on a head XR

A

Epiglottitis

20
Q

Inspiratory whoop/barking cough

A

Pertussis

21
Q

Snow-storm appearance on CXR

A

Baritosis (benign pneumoconioses caused by inhaled long term exposure to barium dust)

Silicosis (long-term lung disease caused by inhaling large amounts of crystalline silica dust)

22
Q

Treatment of large PE

A

Thrombolysis

23
Q

Treatment of small PE

A

LMW heparin

24
Q

Swinging fever

A

Abscess

25
Q

Chest infection in a sheep farmer

A

Coxiella burnetti