emergency resp Flashcards
treat aspergillosis
amphotericin
amphotericin
nephrotoxic
first line for mycoplasma pneumonia
macrolides
treatment for large spontaneous right sided pneumothorax
chest drain
psammoma bodies
mesothelioma
curschmann spirals
shed epithelium become mucus plugs
asthma
secondary pneumothorax?
pateint >50 w COPD
needs chest drain
cause of candidiasis/thrush
beclometasone inhaler
increase in ventilation pressure for a pateint being mechanically elevated?
pneumothorax
need urgent CXR
contraindicated for thrombolysis
haemorrhagic stroke at any time
ix done for pleural effusion most likely secondary to cardiac failure?
transthoracic echo
increased tactile vocal fremitus
dull percussion note
pneumonia
suggests patient is tiring in severe asthma attack
hypotension
low pO2
high pCO2
prominent P wave in inferior leads
COPD
guthrie test
heel prick test
IV alteplase
heparin
used for thrombolysis
TB drug interfering with warfarin
isoniazid (blocks hepatic enzymes)
epitheloid histiocytes
TB
keratin pearl
sqaumous cell carcinoma
diagnostic test for sarcoidosis
bronchoscopy + biopsy
what shoudl be given alongside nebulised salbutamol in an acute asthma attack?
oral prednisolone
pathophysiology for lambert-eaotn syndrome
voltage gated calcium channel antibodies attack Ca2+ channels
pnuemonia associated with hyponatraemia
legionella
legionella gram stain
gram neg bacillus
