Pasttest on Sunday Flashcards
lung biopsy shows hyphae with vascular invasion and surrounding tissue necrosis
Aspergillosis
What are Schumann bodies found in
Sarcoidosis
What presents with scattered nodules of Langerhans cells
Histocytosis X
Heavy exposure to asbestos is normally necessary to cause asbestosis True or false
True
Fine-end expiratory crackles at the lung bases are a sign which may appear with asbestosis True or false
True
In pneumonia which is superior-culture or microscopy
Culture microscopy is far superior to culture
What are the most frequently encountered signs of pneumonia
Crepitations
mycoplasma occurs in epidemics in England and WALES ROUGHLY EVERY..
4 YEARS
Sputum culture is a sensitive/specific method of diagnosing bacterial pneumonia
Specific
iN PNEUMONIA A POSITIVE BLOOD CULTURE IS A BAS PROGNOSTIC SIGN. TRU EOR FALSE
tRUE
True or false- Interstitial lung disease may be associated with an elevation in anti-DNA topoisomerase 1 titres
true
Clubbing is approximately seen in what percentage of people with EAA
50%
whAT IS HYPERSENSITIVITY PNEUMONITIS KNOWN AS
eaa
What are anti-DNA topoisomerase antibodies associated with
Diffuse systemic sclerosis ( it is therefore also related to pulmonary fibrosis and pulmonary vascular disease
What is the classic example of type 2 respiratory failure
COPD