Miscellaneous

Question 1

For surgical history, what should you always ask?

Answer 1

The surgery, when it happened?

How it was performed (open/laparotomy vs laparoscopy vs robotic)?
Complications?
Scar?
Was the followup okay? including scans

Previous scans?

Question 2

To properly run through a social history you need to go through their day

Answer 2

AKA Sleep, getting up, any dizziness, trouble walking, stairs in the house, nutrition, exercise, work and stress, family, smoking, drinking, drugs, sexual hx (if applicable)

Question 3

Frothy haemoptysis is seen in?

Answer 3

Pulmonary oedema, HF

Question 4

What is the best way to assess for cachexia

Answer 4

Temporal muscles

Question 5

The causes of haemoptysis can be remembered using the pneumonic INVITED MD. Go through it

Answer 5

Infection (pneumonia, lung abscess)
Neoplasm
Vascular (PE)
Inflammatory
Trauma
Drugs (anticoagulants)
Metabolic
idk last D lol

Question 6

Any patients taking inhaled steroids such as asthmatics and COPD patients need some advice regarding administering steroids. What is it?

Answer 6

Gargle with water and brush teeth after