Bronchiectasis Flashcards

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What is bronchiectasis?

A

Abnormal, permanent dilatation of the airways

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What does dilatation lead to?

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Pooling of secretions, scarring and inflammation of surrounding tissues

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3
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What is the classic triad?

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Dilatation, ciliary dysfunction, inflammation

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What is bronchiectasis associated with?

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Chest sepsis, septicaemia, metastatic abscess formation, right sided cardiac failure, amyloid deposition

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What is localised bronchiectasis?

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Obstruction and focal severe infection

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What is diffuse bronchiectasis?

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Cystic fibrosis, ciliary dyskinesias

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What can cause localised bronchiectasis?

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Measles, S.aureus, Klebsiella, S.pneumoniae, pseudomonas aeruginosa

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How does bronchiectasis present?

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Persistent cough, clubbing, sputum, dyspnoea, no smoking + young, haemoptysis

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9
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What resp test would you do?

A

Spirometry

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What microbiology tests would you do?

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Sputum culture, immunology, serology

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What imaging would you do?

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CXR, functional ciliary studies and bronchoscopy

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