Resp Flashcards
CURB 65 criteria
Confusion
Urea > 7
R > 30
B S <90 D <60
>65
Which cancers spread to the lung
breast
colorectal
renal
bladder
prostate
Which are the SABA, SAMA, LAMA and ICS drugs?
SABA: Salbutamol, Terbutaline
SAMA: Ipratropium Bromide
LABA: Salmeterol, Formoterol, Indacaterol, Olodaterol
LAMA: Tiotropium Bromide, Aclidinium Bromide, Glycopyrronium Bromide, Umeclidinium
COPD with asthma - initial management
SABA/SAMA prn
COPD with no asthma features - ongoing management
SABA prn
LABA + LAMA regularly
parallel line shadows (tram lines) indicate what
bronchiectasis
Spiro findings in pulmonary fibrosis
FVC reduced
Ratio normal
Reduced TLCO
Spiro findings in COPD
Everything reduced
FEV1 ratio > 70% is restrictive or obstructive
restrictive
What are SCLCs associated with
SIADH
ACTH
Mainstay treatment for SCLCs
chemo and radiotherapy
Xray findings in heart failure
A lveolar oedema (bat’s wings)
Kerley B lines (interstitial oedema)
C ardiomegaly
D ilated prominent upper lobe vessels
E ffusion (pleural)
Alpha 1 antitrypsin shows what kind of Spiro picture?
Obstructive
Cough + painful skin rash
Sarcoidosis
most common organism causing infective exacerbations COPD
H. influenzae