Misc..

Question 1

Most common cause of chronic cough […]

Answer 1

Upper airway cough syndrome
Post nasal drip

Question 2

24 hours postop patient has dyspnea and hypoxia
Most likely cause […]

Answer 2

Atelectasis

POD 1-2 : wind
POD 3-5 : water
POD 5-6 : walk
POD 7 : wound
POD >8 : wonder drugs ..

Question 3

Patient with pulmonary HTN to be evaluated for chronic thromboembolism as a cause of pulmonary HTN, which investigation has the highest diagnostic yield?

Answer 3

V/Q scan

Chronic = V/Q scan
Acute = spiral CT

Question 4

Child with foreign body aspiration (peanut) doctor prepare him for bronchoscopy. Where do you expect its location?

Answer 4

Right main bronchus

Question 5

Velcro crackles characteristic for […]

Answer 5

IPF

Question 6

Young female present with dyspnea, low grade fever and arthralgia. O/E there was tender erythematous nodules on her shin, and on auscultation basal crackles. Next:

A. CXR
B. Steroid
C. Blood culture
D. Skin biopsy

Answer 6

A. CXR
☣️ Sarcoidosis

Question 7

[…] is an acute bilateral infiltration in the absence of cardiogenic edema

Answer 7

ARDS
ARDS is sepsis of the lungs ;)