Resp Flashcards
1
Q
pleural effusion - OE
A
expansion reduced on that side
percussion reduced - stony dull
trachea usually normal (unless massive effusion)
air entry reduced
2
Q
non-tension pneumothorax - where is the trachea?
A
central
3
Q
loss of lung volume - causes
A
lobectomy
collapse
TB + old treatments for TB
unilateral fibrosis
4
Q
causes of clubbing WITH basal crackles
A
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
bronchiectasis
asbestosis
5
Q
what most commonly causes CAP?
A
strep pneumoniae
sometimes h influenzae
6
Q
signs of consolidation OE (pneumonia)
A
reduced expansion dullness to percussion reduced air entry bronchial breathing coarse crackles
7
Q
pneumonia - differentials
A
pneumothorax - breathlessness + pleuritic pain
PE - breathlessness + pleuritic pain
LVF - breathlessness + crackles
bronchial tumour
