CVS + Pulmonary Conditions

Question 1

Budd-Chiari triad

Answer 1

Abdominal ascites
Abdominal Pain
Hepatomegaly

(due to obstruction of hepatic vein)

Question 2

a1- antitrypsin deficiency

Answer 2

<11 micromol/litre
autosomal recessive
Liver excess –> cirrhosis
Lung emphysema

Question 3

CPAP
BiPAP

Type 1 or 2?

Answer 3

CPAP - Type 1 RF

BiPAP - Type 2 RF

Question 4

Cause of Marfan’s

Answer 4

Mutation in FBN1 gene on ch15 responsible for production of fibrillin-1 protein

Associated with mitral valve prolapse (PSM)

Question 5

When can hyperbaric oxygen therapy be useful?

Answer 5

Carbon monoxide poisoning
Nec fasc
Gas gangrene
Air embolus
Frost bite
Diabetic ulcers