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Pleural Disease Flashcards

1
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What are some clinical findings of pleural disease?

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Reduced breath sounds

Stony dull on percusion

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What are some possible chest X-ray findings for pleural disease?

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Loss of costophrenic ange

At least 200ml of pleural fluid

Tracheal deviation

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What are some possible CT findings of pleural disease?

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Nodular thickening

Pleural fluid/air

Density of fluid

Localisation

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When investigating pleural fluid, in terms of biochemistry, what are you looking for?

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Protein

LDH

Glucose

Triglyceride

Cholesterol

Amylase

Rheumatoid factor

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When investigating pleural fluid, in terms of microbiology, are you looking for?

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Gram stain

AAFB

Culture

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What are the 2 kinds of extracellular fluid?

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Transudate

Exudate

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What is tranudate?

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Extracellular fluid with a low protein count, occurs due to increase hydrostatic pressure

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What does transudate occur due to?

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Increase hydrostatic pressure

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What is exudate?

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Extracellular fluid with a high protein count, occurs due to inflammation and increase capillary permeability

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What does exudate occur due to?

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Inflammation and increased capillary permeability

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Which of tranudate and exudate has more protein?

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Exudate

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Which of transduate and exudate has more LDH?

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Exudate

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What is LDH?

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Lactate dehydrogenase

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What is exudate associated with?

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Infection

Malignancy

Pulmonary embolism

Rheumatoid arthritis

Effusions

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What is transudate associated with?

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Cardiac failure

Liver failure

Renal failure

Hypoalbuminemia

Hypothyroidism

Pulmonary embolism

Malignancy

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What are different kinds of biopsy that can be used to obtain a sample of pleural fluid?

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Abrams pleural bipsy

Image guided biopsy

Medical thoracoscopy

VATS pleural biopsy

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17
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What does VATS stand up for?

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Video assisted thoracoscopic surgery

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18
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What is a pleural effusion?

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Build up of fluid between the layers of the pleura

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What is a build up of fluid between the two layers of the pleura called?

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Pleural effusion

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20
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When should a pleural effusion be drained?

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Large

Breathless

Raised respiratory rate

Hypoxia

Tachycardia

Chest X-ray trachea deviated

Pus

Trauma

Parapneumonic

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What is a parapneumonic effusion?

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Type of effusion that arises as a result of a pneumonia, lung abscess or bronchiectasis

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What is the prognosis of parapneumonic effusion?

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Poor outcome

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23
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What percentage of pleural effusions are parapneumonic effusions?

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33%

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24
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What is a type of effusion that arises as a result of a pneumonia, lung abscess or bronchiectasis called?

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Parapneumonic effusion

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25
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Where should the needle go (in regards to the rib) when obtaining a sample of pleural fluid?

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Above the rib to avoid the nerve bundle

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26
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What is a pneumothorax?

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Collapsed lung, occurs when air leaks into the pleura

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What is a collapsed lung, occuring due to air leaking into the pleura called?

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Pneumothorax

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28
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What are the 2 ways that a pneumothorax can occur?

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Spontaneous

Traumatic

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29
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What are different kinds of traumatic pneumothorax?

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Non-iatrogenic

Iatrogenic

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What does iatrogenic mean?

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Illness caused by medical examination or treatment

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What is an illness caused by medical examination or treatment called?

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Iatrogenic

32
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What does management of a pneumothorax include?

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Nothing

Aspiration

Oxygen and chest drain insertion

33
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What does long term management of a pneumothorax include?

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Home with chest drain

Medical pleurodeisis

Cardiothoracic referral

34
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What is a pleurodeisis?

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Procedure that uses medicine to adhere your lung to your chest wall

35
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What is a procedure that uses medicine to adhere your lung to your chest wall called?

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Pleurodeisis

36
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What is a tension pneumothorax?

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Progressive build up of air within the pleural space, usually due to a lung laceration which allows air to escape into the pleural space but not return

37
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What is the progressive build up of air within the pleural spaced called?

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Tension pneumothorax

38
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What is a laceration?

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Deep cut or tear

39
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What is a deep cut or tear called?

A

Laceration

40
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What perentage of the time that a tension pneumothorax requires ventilation?

41
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What are the signs of a tension pneumothorax?

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Distressed

Trachea deviation

Reduced chest expansion

Hyper resonance

Hypoxia

Tachycardia

Hypotension

Cardiac arrest

42
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What do you aspirate for a tension pneumothorax?

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2nd anterior intercostal space in the midclavicular line

43
Q

What advice should you speak about with a patient you are discharging?

A

Advice about recurrence

Smoking cessation

Flying

Return to work

Any follow up

44
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What is a well known chemical that can cause pleural disease?

45
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What are the 3 main highly fibrous materials that cause pleural disease?

A

Chrysotile (white)

Amosite (brown)

Crocidolite (blue)

46
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What colour is chrysotile?

47
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What colour is amosite?

48
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What colour is crocidolite?

49
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What is the most dangerous asbestos to health?

A

Crocidolite

50
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What is asbestos?

A

Group of minerals made of microscopic fibres, where if you breath in these fibres they can damage your lungs

51
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What are the group of materials made of microscopic fibres called?

52
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What is asbestos related pleural disease usually due to?

A

Occupation

53
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How long is the latent period?

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20-40 years

54
Q

What are examples of occupations that might lead to asbestos related pleural disease?

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Marine engineer

Ship building

Docks

Construction sites

Joiners

Plumbers

Engine rooms

Boilers

55
Q

What are examples of diseases caused by asbestos?

A

Pleural plaques

Benign asbestos effusion

Malignant mesothelioma

Diffuse pleural thickening

56
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What are pleural plaques?

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Due to exposure to asbestos areas of the pleural membrane become thickened and accumulates a chalky material

57
Q

What is it called when due to asbestos areas of the pleural membrane become thickened and accumulates a chalky material?

A

Pleural plaques

58
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What may people who have pleural disease due to asbestos be entitled to?

A

Compensation

59
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Are pleural plaques benign or malignant?

60
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What is a benign asbestos effusion?

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Non-malignant pleural disease

61
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What is benign asbestos effusion associated with?

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Pleural thickening

62
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What is a malignant mesothelioma?

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Cancer of the thin tissue (mesothelium) that lines the lung, chest wall and abdomen

63
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What is cancer of the thin tissue (mesothelium) that lines the lung, chest wall and abdomen called?

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Malignant mesothelioma

64
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What are symptoms of malignant mesothelioma?

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Chest pain

Breathlessness

Fever

Weakness

Cough

Weight loss

65
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What does the diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma use?

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Chest X-ray

CT

Aspirate

Tissue required to confirm diagnosis

66
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What does a chest X-ray show for malignant mesothelioma?

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Pleural effusion

Pleural based opacity/mass

67
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What is used to obtain tissue to confirm the diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma?

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Image guided biopsy

Thoracoscopy

Lobectomy

68
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What is the median survival time for malignant mesothelioma?

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Less than 1 year

69
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What is the treatment for malignant mesothelioma?

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Limited role for surgery

Chemotherapy

Palliation

70
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What is diffuse pleural thickening?

A

Extension, often smooth scarring thickens the pleural membrane

71
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What is it called when smooth scarring thickens the pleural membrane?

A

Diffuse pleural thickening

72
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What is pleural fibrosis?

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Thickening and stiffening of the pleural that occurs due to pleural inflammation or exposure to asbestos

73
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What is thickening and stiffening of the pleura that occurs due to pleural inflammation or exposure to asbestos called?

A

Pleural fibrosis

74
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What is empyema?

A

Collection of pus in the pleural cavity caused by microorganisms

75
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What is a collection of pus in the pleural cavity caused by microorganisms called?

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