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1
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Pulmonary oedema may be associated with which heart murmur?

A

MR

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2
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What is another name for Farmer’s lung?

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Hypersensitivity pneumonitis

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3
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What is the ratio for pleural protein: serum protein for an exudate?

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> 0.5

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4
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Describe Atoll’s sign

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A region of ground glass opacity surrounded by denser lung tissue

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5
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In which disease is Atoll’s sign most commonly seen?

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Cryptogenic organising pneumonia

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6
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In what class of patients is Pickwickian syndrome most commonly seen?

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Obese patients

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7
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What improves Pickwickian syndrome?

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CPAP

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8
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What is the immediate treatment for a tension pneumothorax?

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Immediate needle thoracocentesis

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9
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When would needle aspiration be contraindicated?

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In trauma

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10
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How is pericarditis treated?

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NSAIDs

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11
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What is the first and second line treatments in diabetic ketoacidosis?

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1st = rapid rehydration with saline
2nd = insulin
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12
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Which disease can aspergillosis present like?

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Allergic asthma

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13
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What can colorectal cancer predispose to?

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DVT or PE

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14
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At what position is a chest drain inserted?

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5th ICS mid-axillary line

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15
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Which syndrome develops secondary to an upper respiratory tract infection?

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Guillain-Barre

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16
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Patients with SLE may experience recurrent what?

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Thromboembolisms

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17
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Do the lungs receive a single or dual blood supply?

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Dual

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18
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In which types of worker’s lungs are giant cells found?

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Those who work in the hard metal industry eg magnesium

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19
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What can predispose epiglottitis?

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Lack of childhood vaccinations

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20
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How do pleural plaques present on CXR?

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Holly leaf

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21
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What disease causes an artificially high KCO?

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Pulmonary haemorrhage

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22
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How is chronic type II respiratory failure compensated?

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Permanent increased HCO3-

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23
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How can squamous cell carcinomas be described?

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Cavitating

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24
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How does silicosis present on CXR?

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Egg-shell calcification

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25
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Which radiological sign is associated with aspergillosis?

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Air-crescent sign

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26
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Hyponatraemia is associated with which lung cancer?

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Small cell

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27
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Which type of sensitivity reaction is Grave’s disease?

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Type II

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28
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Which type of pleural effusion may constrictive pericarditis cause?

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Transudative

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29
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Which type of cell is COPD associated with?

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CD8+

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30
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Which two things are increased in SLE?

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ANA antibodies and double-strand DNA

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31
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Which is the most common lung cancer?

A

Adenocarcinoma

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32
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Which bacteria most commonly causes acute epiglottitis?

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Haemophilus Infleunzae B

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33
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What is a normal FEV1/FVC?

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80%

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34
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What is a normal tidal volume?

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500ml

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35
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Describe Fick’s law

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The amount of gas that moves across a sheet of tissue in unit time is proportional to the area of the sheet, but inversely proportional to its thickness

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36
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Describe Henry’s law

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The amount of given gas dissolved in a given type and volume of liquid is proportional to the partial pressure of the gas in equilibrium with the liquid

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37
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Describe Boyle’s law

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The pressure exerted by a gas varies inversely with container volume

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38
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What is the LENT score used for?

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To estimate survival rate of malignant pleural effusions

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39
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What does LENT stand for?

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Lactate dehydrogenase (estimates tissue damage)
ECOG performance score (patient’s ability to look after themself)
Neutrophil:lymphocyte ratio in serum
Tumour type

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40
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What is the most common cause of CAP?

A

Strep pneumoniae

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41
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What is the total lung capacity?

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5.7l

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42
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What effect does emphysema have on breath sounds?

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Decreased

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43
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What is the pH of intrapleural fluid?

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7.6

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44
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Which TB drug can render the contraceptive pill useless?

A

Rifampicin

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45
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What is the treatment for latent TB?

A

3 months of isoniazid and rifampicin
OR
6 months of isoniazid

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46
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What is the most common cause of glandular fever?

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EBV

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47
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What bacteria is related to blindness in the developing world?

A

Chlamydia trachomatis

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48
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How does acute bronchitis present on a CXR?

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Usually clear

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49
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What are the major causes of HAP?

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa, E.coli, klebsiella

50
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What is the commonest cause of empyema?

A

Strep. pneumoniae

51
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Post-infection, how many months will it take a patient to fully recover?

52
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What shape is the myoglobin dissociation curve?

A

Hyperbolic

53
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What shape is the haemoglobin dissociation curve?

54
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What happens if the rhythm of breathing comes from below the medulla?

A

Ventilation caeses

55
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What is the value of residual volume?

56
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During inspiration, what happens to intrapleural pressure?

57
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In which direction does the Bohr effect move the graph?

A

To the right

58
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What does surfactant decrease?

A

Alveolar surface tension

59
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What role do the kidneys play in altitude hypoxia?

A

Preserve acid

60
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What does the Pre-Botzinger complex do?

A

Controls basic breathing rhythm

61
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Where is myoglobin found?

A

In muscle tissue

62
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Does compliance change with age?

63
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What impact does dorsal neuron activation have on inspiratory muscles?

A

Causes contraction

64
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Impulses from where prolong inspiration?

A

Apneustic centre

65
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Hypoxia stimulates what kind of chemoreceptors?

A

Peripheral

66
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When does hypoxia stimulate chemoreceptors?

A

When saturations fall below 8kPa

67
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What two structures innervate peripheral chemoreceptors?

A

Carotid sinus then glossopharyngeal nerve

68
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Where is rhythm generated (and where can it be modified)?

A

Generated in the medulla and modified in the pons

69
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Which reflex is a good preventor of hyperinflation?

A

Hering-Breur

70
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Which type of cancer can cause lobar pneumonia?

A

Squamous cell carcinoma

71
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Where in the lungs are adenocarcinomas usually found?

A

Peripherally

72
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Where in the lungs are small cell cancers usually found?

73
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What are the three main symptoms of Horner’s syndrome?

A

Ptosis (droopy eyelid)
Anhydrosis (ipsilateral sweating loss)
Miosis (pupil constriction)

74
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What hormone is secreted by squamous cell carcinomas (and what does this cause)?

A

PTH causes hypercalcaemia

75
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Which type of small cell cancer causes Horner’s syndrome?

A

ACTH secreting

76
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At which stage in pregnancy is surfactant produced?

A

30-32 weeks

77
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What are the 4 most common causes of pneumonia in neonates?

A

Group B Strep.
E.coli
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Staph. aureus

78
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What are the 2 most common causes of pneumonia in infants?

A

Chlamydophila pneumoniae

Strep. pneumoniae

79
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Describe the Haldane effect

A

Removal of oxygen from haemoglobin increases the affinity of Hb for CO2

80
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Do the Haldane and Bohr effects work together or against each other?

81
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What name is given to difficulty in expiration in obstructive disease?

A

Dynamic airway compression

82
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In what order (from most to least) is CO2 carried in the blood?

A

Bicarbonate>carbamino compounds>solution

83
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What is apneusis?

A

Prolonged inspiration with brief expiration

84
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What is alveolar dead space?

A

Alveoli which are not adequately perfused

85
Q

What is the most common cause of COPD exacerbations?

A

Haemophilus influenzae

86
Q

What compound is naturally present in tea, coffee and chocolate?

A

Methylxanthine

87
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What size of airways are defined as ‘large’?

88
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How many levels of branching are there within the respiratory tree?

89
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What is non-atopic asthma mediated by? (2)

A

Macrophages and IgG

90
Q

Contraction in smooth muscle involves what?

A

Ca2+ binding to calmodulin

91
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Neutrophils in airways due to smoking cause what?

A

Mucous hypersecretion

92
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Through what does mucous hypersecretion occur?

A

Neutrophil elastase

93
Q

Which two types of drugs may cause asthma?

A

NSAIDs and beta blockers

94
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What is breakdown of connective tissue in alveoli?

95
Q

Calcium entry to mast cells causes release of what (2)?

A

Preformed histamine

Production of leukotrines

96
Q

Asthma-COPD overlap syndrome can be described how?

A

COPD with >3% blood eosinophilia

97
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Which IL causes TH2 to activate and differentiate eosinophils?

98
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Which IL causes TH2 cells to active B cells?

99
Q

Which receptors do SAMAs block?

A

M1, M2, M3

100
Q

Are cromones strong or weak?

101
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Which two types of cells produce Cys-leukotrines?

A

Mast cells and inflammatory cells

102
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What feature of muscarinic antagonists cause them to have low systemic absorption?

A

Their quaternary ammonium group

103
Q

How long do SABAs work for?

104
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What % risk of pneumothorax is associated with CT guided biopsy?

105
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What causes Horner’s syndrome?

A

Sympathetic chain disruption

106
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What are 3 symptoms associated with squamous cell carcinoma?

A

Headache, thirst, confusion

107
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Which type of cancer comes from the spread of neoplastic cells along the alveolar wall?

A

Adenocarcinoma

108
Q

What are 3 symptoms of SVC invasion?

A

Headache
Distended external jugular vein
Puffy eyelids

109
Q

Where are bronchial gland carcinomas most commonly seen?

A

Salivary glands

110
Q

What type of cancer is bronchial cancer (usually)?

111
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What condition are cancer patients predisposed to, due to having hypercoaguable blood?

A

Thrombophlebitis

112
Q

Describe the incidence and prevalence of lung cancer

A

High incidence but low prevalence

113
Q

Invasion of the brachial plexus gives hand weakness due to which root infiltration?

114
Q

How close to the carina must a tumour be to be inoperable?

115
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What are the thee components of the asthma triad?

A

Airway hyper-responsiveness
Airway inflammation
Reversible airflow obstruction

116
Q

Which bacteria will only grow on lysed blood agar?

A

Haemophilus influenzae

117
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Out of asthma and COPD, which is reversible?

118
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What is the treatment for severe CAP?

A

Doxycycline + co-amoxiclav

119
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How many times per day is amoxicllin usually taken?

120
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Which antibiotic can you not drink whilst taking?

A

Metronidazole

121
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Gentamicin is only used against gram (negative/positive)?

122
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With which antibiotic should renal function be monitored?

A

Gentamicin

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