emergency resp Flashcards

1
Q

treat aspergillosis

A

amphotericin

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2
Q

amphotericin

A

nephrotoxic

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3
Q

first line for mycoplasma pneumonia

A

macrolides

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4
Q

treatment for large spontaneous right sided pneumothorax

A

chest drain

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5
Q

psammoma bodies

A

mesothelioma

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6
Q

curschmann spirals

A

shed epithelium become mucus plugs
asthma

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7
Q

secondary pneumothorax?

A

pateint >50 w COPD
needs chest drain

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8
Q

cause of candidiasis/thrush

A

beclometasone inhaler

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9
Q

increase in ventilation pressure for a pateint being mechanically elevated?

A

pneumothorax
need urgent CXR

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10
Q

contraindicated for thrombolysis

A

haemorrhagic stroke at any time

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11
Q

ix done for pleural effusion most likely secondary to cardiac failure?

A

transthoracic echo

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12
Q

increased tactile vocal fremitus
dull percussion note

A

pneumonia

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13
Q

suggests patient is tiring in severe asthma attack

A

hypotension
low pO2
high pCO2

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14
Q

prominent P wave in inferior leads

A

COPD

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15
Q

guthrie test

A

heel prick test

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16
Q

IV alteplase

A

heparin
used for thrombolysis

17
Q

TB drug interfering with warfarin

A

isoniazid (blocks hepatic enzymes)

18
Q

epitheloid histiocytes

A

TB

19
Q

keratin pearl

A

sqaumous cell carcinoma

20
Q

diagnostic test for sarcoidosis

A

bronchoscopy + biopsy

21
Q

what shoudl be given alongside nebulised salbutamol in an acute asthma attack?

A

oral prednisolone

22
Q

pathophysiology for lambert-eaotn syndrome

A

voltage gated calcium channel antibodies attack Ca2+ channels

23
Q

pnuemonia associated with hyponatraemia

A

legionella

24
Q

legionella gram stain

A

gram neg bacillus

25
Q

PTHrP presents

A

constipation
bone pain
hypercalcemia

26
Q

lung cancer causing polyuria

A

squamous cell
PTHrP release
causes hypercalcaemia
results in polyuria

27
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