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Buzzwords Flashcards

1
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stony dull to percuss

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pleural effusion

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2
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right sided pleuritic chest pain

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most likely pneumonia

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3
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salbutamol side effect

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tremor

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4
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Alveolar bat's wings
B Kerley lines
Cardiomegaly 
Dilated prominent upper lobe vessels
Effusion pleural 
ABCDE
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pulmonary oedema

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5
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ground-glass appearance on CXR

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pulmonary fibrosis and ARDS of newborn

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6
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Ziehl-Neelsen stain positive for acid fast bacilli

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TB

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7
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caseous necrosis

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TB

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8
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apical disease

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most likely TB

apical lesion is called Assmann focus

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9
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miliary TB

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spread of organism to bloodstream
if via pulmonary artery then miliary dissemination into the lung occurs
if via pulmonary vein then systemic dissemination to the liver, spleen and kidneys

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10
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positive anti-glomerular basement membrane antibodies

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Goodpasture’s syndrome

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11
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chest infection with parrot/pigeon as pet

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caused by chlamydophila psittaci

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12
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dry cough and atypical chest signs, hyponatraemia and lymphopenia

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legionella pneumonia

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13
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dry cough and diarrhoea after holiday abroad

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legionella (test urine for antigens)

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14
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high fever, rapid onset and herpes labialis

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streptococcus pneumoniae

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15
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history of HIV, dry cough, exercise-induced desaturations and the absence of chest signs

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pneumocystis jiroveci

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16
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tall, thin male who smokes weed

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pneumothorax

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17
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bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy, erythema nodosum, granulomas, fatigue, uveitis and weight loss

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sarcoidosis

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18
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bronchiole wider than neighbouring arteriole so there is a signet ring appearance

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bronchiectasis

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19
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bone marrow transplant

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bronchiolitis obliterans

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20
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D sign on CXR

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empyema

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21
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steeple sign on X ray

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laryngotacheobronchitis/ croup

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22
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child with barking cough

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croup

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23
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pneumocystis penumonia

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HIV

treat with co-trimoxazole (and prednisolone if severe)

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24
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samter’s triad

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asthma
nasal polyps
salicylate sensitivity

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25
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alcoholic with danger of aspiration pneumonia

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Klebsiella pneumoniae

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26
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red jelly sputum

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Klebsiella pneumoniae

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27
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mucoid sputum

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chlamydia psittaci

28
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rusty sputum

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pneumococcal pneumonia

29
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cannonball metastases with weight loss and haematuria

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from primary renal cell carcinoma

30
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morning headache

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hypercapnia or side effects of organic nitrates

31
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ACTH secreting lung tumour

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small cell carcinoma of the lung

32
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PTH secreting lung tumour and hyperthyroidism in history

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squamous cell carcinoma of the lung

33
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neuroendocrine, highly malignant, may be associated with ectopic endocrine syndromes

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small cell carcinoma

34
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aortic stenosis, dissection and coarctation

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Turner’s syndrome

35
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increased serum ACE and Ca2+

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sarcoidosis

36
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eggshell calcification at hilar region

37
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heart-failure cells in alveolar spaces

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macrohpages that have absorbed haemosiderin

found in chronic pulmonary oedema and LVHF or long-standing pulmonary hypertension

38
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Ghon focus

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area of infection and caseous necrosis at lung periphery beneath pleura in TB

39
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Assmann focus

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apical legion of secondary TB infection

40
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Coin lesion

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could be:
primary bronchial or lung carcinoma
metastatic tumour
bronchial hamartoma
carcincoid tumour
granulomatous inflammation
lung abscess
41
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ptosis, enpphthalmos (eyes_, miosis (pupil), lack of sweating on one side of face

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Horner’s syndrome

42
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thumbprint sign on head XR

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epiglottitis

43
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inspiratory whooping cough

44
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non-smoker and lung cancer

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peripheral adenocarcinoma

45
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squamous and small-cell lung cancers

46
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high d-dimer

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PE suspicion so send for CTPA

47
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large PE

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thromolysis

48
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small PE

A

low molecular weight heparin

49
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honeycomb lung

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fibrosing alveolitis

50
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Rifampicin side effect

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TB DRUG - Orange coloured tears / urine

51
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Isoniazid side effect

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TB DRUG - Peripheral neuropathy / hepatitis

52
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Ethambutol side effect

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TB DRUG - Colour Blindness

53
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Pyrazinamide side effect

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TB DRUG - Gout

54
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When does the larynx become the trachea and the pharynx become the oesophagus?

55
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Where do you auscultate the lung apex?

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superior to the medial 1/3rd of the clavicle

56
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Where do you auscultate the middle lobe?

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between ribs 4 and 6
RIGHT
mid-clavicular line
mid-axillary line

57
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Where do you auscultate the lung base?

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scapular line at T11 level

58
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What pathogen is most associated with acute epiglottitis?

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Strep. progenes

59
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What is the most sensitive test for TB?

60
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What is the compensatory mechanism for metabolic acidosis?

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Hypoventilation

61
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What dye is used in Ziehl-Neelson for TB?

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Carbol fuschin

62
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What do glucocorticoids act on?

63
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What is the normal pH of intrapleural fluid?

64
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What type of person is Klebsiella not as associated with?

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COPD sufferers

65
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What can a PE do to the axis deviation on an ECG?

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right axis deviation

66
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What is the most common cause of infective endocaridits?

A

staph aureus

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