Haemoptysis Flashcards
1
Q
red flags in haemoptysis
A
- weight loss
- heavy smoking
- drenching night sweats
- foreign travel
- chest pain
- sudden onset dyspnoea
- PE RFs
2
Q
most common cause of haemoptysis
A
acute bronchitis
3
Q
most serious cause of haemoptysis
A
lung malignancy
4
Q
significant RFs in lung cancer
A
- +age
- smoking
- occupational exposure
- hazardous
5
Q
onset of haemoptysis in pneumonia
A
- rapid onset
6
Q
sputum colour in pneumonia
A
rusty brown sputum
7
Q
TB symptoms
A
- long-standing fever
- malaise
- lymphadenopathy
- weight loss
8
Q
night sweats are classic in what condition
A
TB
9
Q
RFs associated with TB infection
A
- immunosuppression
- travel
- endemic areas
- alcoholism
- IV drug use
10
Q
copious amount of blood-stained fowl-smelling sputum
A
classic lung abscess
11
Q
lung abscess often proceeds
A
infection
12
Q
recurrent infection
A
bronchiectasis
13
Q
INVITED MD acronym to remember causes of haemoptysis
A
Infection Neoplasia Vascular Inflammatory Trauma Endocrine Degenerative Metabolic Drugs
14
Q
pink frothy sputum
A
p oedema
15
Q
most common cause for haemoptysis in younger patients
A
vigorous coughing
